Supreme Court of India

Vasant Sampat Dupare v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2014] 14 S.C.R. 961
Bench Dipak Misra, Rohinton Fali Nariman and Uday Umesh Lalit JJ.
Decided 26 November 2014

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the disclosure statement made by the accused-appellants (Exts.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: ss.302, 376(2)(f) - Rape and murder of 4 years old minor girl - Conviction based on c circumstantial evidence - Held: The incriminating circumstances clearly established and the chain of. circumstances conclusive in nature to lead to a definite conclusion that the crime was committed by the appellant - The crime was committed in an inhuman manner - The appalling cruelty shown by him to the minor girl child was extremely shocking and it gets accentuated, when his age is taken into consideration.- The offence was not committed under any mental stress or emotional disturbance

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