Vikram Singh @ Vicky & Anr vs Union Of India & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of Section 364A IPC, which prescribes the death penalty for kidnapping for ransom, asserting that it does not violate Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. The Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the petitioners' plea to quash their death sentences, emphasizing that the argument regarding the application of the 'rarest of rare' doctrine had been previously raised and rejected. The Court concluded that the death penalty was justified given the heinous nature of the crime, thus affirming the lower courts' decisions.