UTTAM CHAKRABORTY vs STATE OF ASSAM

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Mission Suklabaidhya and Uttam Chakraborty under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Gita Das, emphasizing the evidentiary weight of eyewitness accounts and the severity of the crime, which included the removal of a foetus. The Court confirmed the death penalty for Suklabaidhya and life imprisonment for Chakraborty, stating that the heinous nature of the crime warranted such sentences. The judgment reinforced the principle that the gravity of the offence and the circumstances surrounding it are crucial in determining the appropriate punishment.