Earlier, the Parliamentary standing committee in its 111th and 128th reports had also stressed upon the need to rationalise the criminal laws of the country by introducing a comprehensive legislation in the Parliament, rather than bringing about piece meal amendments in the respective Acts, Mishra said.
The case of Pakala Narayana Swami vs Emperor, which has been included in law books for the students to study was a landmark judgement and it has travelled its way up in the judiciary through decisions of both lower courts and High Courts in convicting accused in murder cases and awarding death sentence.
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