DAGDU & OTHERS ETC. vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Supreme Court addressed the convictions under Section 302 IPC and Section 120B IPC concerning a series of brutal murders of women in Manawat. The Court upheld the High Court's acquittal of accused Nos. 1 and 2 due to insufficient evidence of conspiracy, while confirming the death sentence for accused No. 3. The Court clarified that there is no conflict between Section 133 and illustration (b) to Section 114 of the Evidence Act, allowing for presumptions regarding facts in evidence. The appeals by accused Nos. 9 to 12 were dismissed, with one acquitted on the benefit of doubt.