KUMUDI LAL vs STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 376 and 302 IPC, and Section 3 (ii)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, affirming the death sentence imposed by the trial court. The Court found that the evidence of eyewitnesses, including the victim's father, was credible and established the appellant's guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The Court emphasized that mercy in such heinous crimes would undermine the dignity of women and the resistance put up by the victim.