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Sanjay v. State of Uttar Pradesh

The Appellant/accused was convicted under Section 302 IPC and 376(2)(G) IPC for alleged murder of a four-year-old girl. The Trial Court convicted…

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
6 Feb 2025
Citation
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1790
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 239/2025
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

The Appellant/accused was convicted under Section 302 IPC and 376(2)(G) IPC for alleged murder of a four-year-old girl. The Trial Court convicted the Appellant and sentenced him to death, which was later confirmed by the High Court. The High Court confirmed the sentence dead body was recovered following the accused’s disclosure and was identified by PW1, the victim’s father. The last-seen evidence was firmly established through the testimonies of PW1, PW2, PW3, PW6, and PW7, confirming that the victim was last seen with the accused. The

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