PURUSHOTTAM DASHRATH BORATE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 302, 376(2)(g), 364, and 404 read with Section 120-B of the IPC, affirming the death sentence imposed by the Sessions Court. The Court established that the prosecution successfully proved the conspiracy and execution of the crime, which involved the abduction and murder of the deceased. The judgment emphasized the gravity of the offenses and the necessity of stringent punishment in such heinous cases.