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Manoj Pratap Singh v. The State of Rajasthan

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Bench A. M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and C. T. Ravikumar JJ.
Decided 24 June 2022

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Sentence / Sentencing – Death Sentence – Rarest of Rare case – Kidnapping, rape and murder of a seven-and-a-half-year old mentally and physically challenged girl – Case of circumstantial evidence – Trial Court found appellant-accused guilty and imposed death sentence u/s. 302 IPC – High Court found it to be a ‘rarest of rare case’ and upheld the conviction and death sentence – Appeal before the Supreme Court on two issues – First, whether concurrent findings of fact required interference – Second, whether death sentence be maintained or substituted by any other sentence – Held: On facts, the…

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