Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 689 · Decided 16 May 2008
Mohan Anna Chavan v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 689 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 1072
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 680/2007
- Decided
- 16 May 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 363, 376, 302, 201
Headnote
1072 A MOHAN ANNA CHAVAN ).~ ,. v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA (Criminal Appeal No. 680 of 2007) MAY 16, 2008 B l . (DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM AND DR. MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, JJ.) t PENAL CODE, 1860: .,... c ss. 363, 376, 302 and 201 - Kidnapping of two minor girls aged 5 years and 10 years - Rape - - Held : The case fa//s D in rarest of rare category - The past instances, the depraved ;._ acts of accused call for only death sentence - Judgment of .. High Court does not warrant any interference - Sentence/Sen- fencing - Principles explained - Circumstantial evidence. E EVIDENCE:
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