RAJENDRA RAI vs STATE OF BIHAR

The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed under Section 302 IPC for the appellant, Rajendra Rai, who was convicted for the murders of Krishnandan Rai and his son Bir Bahadur Rai, stemming from a land dispute. The Court found that the brutal nature of the crime, including the use of a sharp weapon and the multiple blows inflicted, constituted a 'rarest of rare' case justifying the death penalty. The appeal against the sentence was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions.