MOHD.CHAMAN vs STATE (N.C.T. OF DELHI)

The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence imposed on Mohd. Chaman under Section 302 IPC for the brutal murder of a one-and-a-half-year-old girl, Ritu. The Court emphasized that the case fell within the category of 'rarest of rare' as the crime involved heinous acts of sexual assault and murder of a minor. The Court confirmed that the imposition of the death penalty was justified given the circumstances and the nature of the crime, thereby affirming the decisions of the trial court and the High Court.