Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of section 354 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when the conviction under this Act is for the murder of more than one person or murder of a public servant or a member of his family and where the sentence of death is not awarded, the judgment shall state the special reasons for not awarding the death sentence.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of section 354 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, when the conviction under this Act is for the murder of more than one person or murder of a public servant or a member of his family and where the sentence of death is not awarded, the judgment shall state the special reasons for not awarding the death sentence. <br>