VIKRAM SINGH & ORS. Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB
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Head Note
Indian Penal Code,1860 - Section 120-B , Section 201 , Section 302 , Section 364-A , The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 - Section 25 , Section 27
Murder - Kidnapping for ransom - Conviction - Death sentence - A school going boy kidnapped for ransom and murdered - Sessions Judge Identifying the case in the category of the "rarest of the rare" - Conviction of accused for offences punishable u/ss. 302, 364A, 201 and 120-B IPC and sentenced them to death - Death sentence confirmed by HC - Direct evidence of kidnapping deceased - All three accused-appellant committed offence of murder in a pre-planned manner by using scientific methods - Fatal dozes of chemicals injected in the body of deceased in order to ensure that the offence was not detected and they were not fastened with criminal liability - Deceased the only son of his parents - Death sentence confirmed - Order accordingly.
Topic(s)-Murder , Kidnapping for Ransom , Conviction , Death Sentence