Posted: September 5th, 2017

Suppose you are a Session Judge, who has sentenced an accused person to the death sentence. The death sentenced has been got confirmed by the High Court and the warrant of the execution of the sentence has properly been issued

Suppose you are a Session Judge, who has sentenced an accused person to the death sentence. The
death sentenced has been got confirmed by the High Court and the warrant of the execution of the
sentence has properly been issued. One day before the execution of the sentence the family of the
accused as well as of the deceased person file an application in your court informing that they have
entered a compromise and they request that the death sentence should be annulled.

Are you, as a Session Judge empowered to annul the sentence?

Why or why not? Discuss in detail by referring to the relevant provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure