Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 615 · Decided 27 April 2009
Rameshbhai Chandubhai Rathod v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 615 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 1055
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 575/2007
- Decided
- 27 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: c ss. 363, 366, 376, 397 and 302 - A girl of.10 years enticed away by accused, raped and murdered - Circumstantial evidence - Conviction and sentence of death · awarded by trial court, confirmed by High Court - HELD: 'J Conviction maintained - As regards the sentence, in as to confirmation of death sentence or D imposition of life imprisonment, matter referred to larger Bench - .Circumstantial evidence. The appellant-accused, a watchman, was prosecuted for commission of offences punishable ulss 363, 366, E 376, 397 and 302 IPC on the allegations that he
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