Supreme Court of India · 2006-11-24
ANIL @ RAJU NAMDEV PATIL vs ADMINSTRATION OF DAMAN & DIU, DAMAN &ANR
- Citation / case number
- SC 2006/4199
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ANIL @ RAJU NAMDEV PATIL
- Respondent
- ADMINSTRATION OF DAMAN & DIU, DAMAN &ANR
- Author
- S.B. SINHA
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU S.B. SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 364-A IPC for kidnapping and Section 201 IPC for causing disappearance of evidence, resulting in a death sentence. The Court emphasized that the prosecution established the case through various evidences including DNA tests, confessions, and recovery of remains. The Court found that the appellant's actions were premeditated and heinous, justifying the imposition of the death penalty.