Supreme Court of India · 2022-09-28
CHOTKAU vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2017/40989
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- CHOTKAU
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for the offences of murder and rape of a minor under Sections 302 and 376 of the IPC. The court found that the prosecution had established the case against the appellant through circumstantial evidence, particularly the last seen theory. The death penalty was confirmed as appropriate given the heinous nature of the crimes committed against a child.