Sunil Khergade vs State Of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of the deceased, affirming the trial court's findings based on eyewitness testimonies. The Court rejected the appellant's claims of private defense under Section 97 IPC and provocation under Section 304 Part II IPC, noting that the deceased was unarmed and the attack was premeditated. The sentence of life imprisonment was deemed appropriate, as the case did not qualify as 'rarest of the rare'.