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Supreme Court of India · 2007-01-16

BISHNU PRASAD SINHA vs STATE OF ASSAM

Citation / case number
SC 2006/8079
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
BISHNU PRASAD SINHA
Respondent
STATE OF ASSAM
Author
S.B. Sinha
Bench
MARKANDEY KATJU S.B. SINHA

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants under Sections 376(2)(g), 302, and 201 read with Section 34 IPC for the rape and murder of a minor girl. The Court emphasized that the prosecution established the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt, highlighting the circumstances of the crime and the role of the appellants in facilitating the abduction and subsequent murder. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision and the sentences imposed.

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