Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 317 · Decided 6 February 2025
Sanjay v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 317 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1790
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 239/2025
- Decided
- 6 February 2025
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, SANJAY KAROL, SANDEEP MEHTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
The Appellant/accused was convicted under Section 302 IPC and 376(2)(G) IPC for alleged murder of a four-year-old girl. The Trial Court convicted the Appellant and sentenced him to death, which was later confirmed by the High Court. The High Court confirmed the sentence dead body was recovered following the accused's disclosure and was identified by PW1, the victim's father. The last-seen evidence was firmly established through the testimonies of PW1, PW2, PW3, PW6, and PW7, confirming that the victim was last seen with the accused. The
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