Supreme Court of India

Bantu v. The State of U.P.

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Reported as [2008] 11 S.C.R. 184

Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.

Decided 23 July 2008

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302, 364, 376 - Rape followed c by murder - Death penalty - Appellant raped minor girl aged 5 years and thereafter murdered her by inserting stem/stick in her vagina - Death sentence by Courts below - Justification of- Held: Justified, since the case at hand belonged to rarest of rare category - Sentencing - Proportionate punishment. Evidence - Circumstantial evidence - Appreciation of According to the prosecution, Appellant raped a mi- nor girl aged 5 years and thereafter murdered her by in- serting stem/stick in her vagina. Appellant was found in a naked condition at

Authorities it was built on

1983 Earabhadrappa Alias Krishnappa v. State of Karnataka cited by 70
1987 Mahesh S/o. Ram Narain Etc. v. State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 19

Where later benches applied it

2014 Vasant Sampat Dupare v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2014 Anil @ Anthony Arikswamy Joseph v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2013 State of Rajasthan v. Jamil Khan relied on
2010 C. Muniappan & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2022 Manoj & Ors v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2019 Manoharan v. State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore referred to
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2013 Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2013 Mohinder Singh v. State of Punjab referred to
2012 Amit v. State of Uttar Pradesh referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 6 referred to

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