Supreme Court of India · 2020-03-05
MANOJ SURYAVANSHI vs STATE OF CHHATISGARH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2013/28595
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MANOJ SURYAVANSHI
- Respondent
- STATE OF CHHATISGARH
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MISHRA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEET SARAN, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of three minor children, confirming the High Court's dismissal of the appeal. The Court found sufficient evidence of abduction and murder, establishing that the appellant acted out of revenge due to personal grievances. The judgment emphasized the gravity of the crime and the necessity of capital punishment in such heinous cases, thereby affirming the lower courts' decisions.