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Section 235(2),Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

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Can two life sentences in a single trial run consecutively?

Consecutive Life Sentences for Multiple Offences in Single Trial Set Aside

Raju Shantaram Koli vs The State of Maharashtra

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The Supreme Court held that two life sentences awarded for murder and rape in a single trial cannot run consecutively and must be superimposed over each other.

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