Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 842 · Decided 5 December 1995
Ravji @ Ram Chandra v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 842 · [1995] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 195
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 595/1995
- Decided
- 5 December 1995
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, G.T. NANAVATI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 302 and 307. A B Death Penalty-Accused committing five murders including that of his pregnant wife and three minor children while the victims were sleeping-At- C tempt to murder two persons-Commission of crime established beyond doubt-Relevancy of motive-Crime penal­ ty-Held justified. The appellant was prosecuted for committing five murders and D attempt to murder two persons. The prosecution case was that he killed his wife, who was in advanced stage of pregnancy, and three minor children with an axe while they were sleeping. From the deposition
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