Supreme Court of India

Sandesh Alias Sainath Kailash Abhang v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2012] 13 S.C.R. 1049
Bench Swatanter Kumar and Madan B. Lokur JJ.
Decided 13 December 2012

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 307, 394 and 376 (e) - Robbery with murder, attempt to cause death, causing hurt and committing rape of pregnant woman - Injured eye-witness - Extra-judicial confession - Conviction by courts below and death sentence - On appeal, accused not challenging the conviction, but seeking to commute the death sentence - Held: The evidence established the prosecution case beyond reasonable doubt - The accused committed cold-blooded murder and his conduct was that of a brutal person - Therefore, his conviction is confirmed - However, the courts below failed to consider the

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