The Chhattisgarh High Court, while hearing a reference under Section 366 CrPC along with connected criminal appeals, held that in awarding a death sentence, courts must consider both aggravating and mitigating circumstances specific to each accused, rather than relying solely on the nature of the offence. The judgment was delivered in CRREF No. 1 of
Court Must Focus on Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances for Individualised Death Sentencing, Not Just Type of Offence: Chhattisgarh HC
