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Supreme Court of India · 2019-12-18

AKSHAY KUMAR SINGH vs THE STATE NCT OF DELHI

Citation / case number
SC 2019/44603
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
AKSHAY KUMAR SINGH
Respondent
THE STATE NCT OF DELHI
Author
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI
Bench
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court reviewed its earlier judgment in Criminal Appeal Nos. 609-610 of 2017, which confirmed the death penalty for Akshay Kumar Singh under multiple sections including Section 376(2)(g) IPC and Section 302 IPC. The Court reiterated that the evidence, including eyewitness accounts and dying declarations, firmly established the petitioner's involvement in the gang rape and murder of the prosecutrix. The review petition was dismissed, upholding the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial court and confirmed by the High Court.

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