Supreme Court of India

Sushil Murmu v. State of Jharkhand

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 702

Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.

Decided 12 December 2003

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above position, we do not think this -to be a fit case where any interference is called for, E looking to the background facts highlighted above.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860/Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 201, 3021354(3)-Sacrifice of a young child-Severing and throwing the head of the child in a pond-Death sentence awarded by trial court-High Court confirming the death sentence-Correctness of-Held, on facts, this is a fit case to be treated as 'r:irest of rarest cases '-Hence conviction and death sentence upheld. 9-year old child was sacrificed before Goddess Kali by the appellant. The appellant severed the head of the child and threw it in a pond. The trial court found the appellant guilty under sectiOns 302 and 201 IPC and awarded death

Authorities it was built on

1974 Ediga Anamma v. State of Andhra Pradesh cited by 28

Where later benches applied it

2019 Ishwari Lal Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh relied on
2019 Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2014 Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2013 Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2012 Sangeet & Anr. v. State of Haryana referred to
2012 Sonu Sardar v. State of Chhatisgarh referred to
2011 Ajitsingh Harnamsingh Gujral v. State of Maharashtra referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 5 referred to

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