Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 1194 · Decided 12 December 2018
Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 1194 · [2018] 14 S.C.R. 585
- Case number
- REVIEW PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 306/2013
- Decided
- 12 December 2018
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, S. ABDUL NAZEER, DEEPAK GUPTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2)(f), 377, 302; CrPC Section 354, 53, 354(3); Evidence Act Section 54; Constitution
Headnote
Administration of Criminal Justice - Capital Punishment - Factors to be considered - Appellant convicted for the rape and murder of a 3 year old girl - Conviction as also capital punishment awarded to the appellant was confirmed - Appeals filed by the appellant before Supreme Court - Dismissed - Review Petitions also dismissed - However, review petitions restored in view of Constitution Bench decision of Supreme Court in Mohd. Arif alias Ashfaq case - Held: Ordinarily, it would not be
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