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.