aforestated, we are of the opinion that High Court has not committed any error in upholding the conviction of the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 316 and 364 IPC and we are in complete agreement with the view taken by the Trial Court and the High Court in that regard. 23. The next question or incidental question that arises for our consideration is: Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the capital punishment imposed on appellant by the Trial Court and confirmed by the High Court deserves to be maintained or not? 24. This Court in the case of Madan v State of Uttar Pradesh10 has summarised the principles regarding the imposition of death penalty as punishment. It has been held after noticing the Constitution Bench case of Bachan Singh v State of Punjab11, that normal rule is that the offence of murder shall be punished with sentence of life imprisonment and the court can depart from that rule and impose the sentence of death only if there are