Supreme Court of India · 2020-04-24
ARVIND SINGH vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2016/19832
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ARVIND SINGH
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEET SARAN, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 364A and Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, confirming the death sentence imposed by the Sessions Court. The Court emphasized that the prosecution established the elements of kidnapping and murder through ocular evidence, last seen theory, and recovery of the victim's body. The judgment reiterated the gravity of the offences and the necessity of stringent punishment in such heinous crimes.