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Man charged with horrific crimes against a minor faces highest penalty
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Decided
- Sep 24, 2026
- Citation
- CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 429-430/2020
- Judges
- Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, Vijay Bishnoi
AI breakdown
- A man was convicted of committing severe crimes against a minor in his home, as the child's mother testified about witnessing the events.
- The Supreme Court examined whether effective legal help was provided during the trial and reviewed the evidence after further cross-examination of the mother.
- The court upheld the conviction and death penalty, focusing on the credibility of the mother's testimony and the corroborative medical evidence.
Outcome
The appeals are disposed of in the above terms.
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Source: Indian Kanoon (indiankanoon.org). Indian court judgments are public records; the summary and translations are AI-generated.