SHAILENDRA RAJDEV PASVAN vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants under Section 302 IPC, Section 363 IPC, Section 364 IPC, Section 364-A IPC, Section 365 IPC, Section 120-B IPC, Section 21(1)(a) of the Arms Act, and Section 3 and 5 of the Indian Explosive Act. The Court confirmed the life imprisonment and various terms of rigorous imprisonment imposed by the High Court, emphasizing the sufficiency of evidence including extra-judicial confessions and the recovery of the deceased's body. The judgment reinforced the principle that confessions made in the presence of witnesses can be admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings.