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.