Shivkumar Ramsundar Saket vs State Of Maharashtra 2024 INSc 759 -Murder Case- Death Sentence Set Aside

Summary: Trial Judge did not impose death penalty holding that it does not fit in the category of ‘rarest of rare cases’ – High Court imposed death penalty in appeal – Partly allowing appeal, SC observed: Unless the finding recorded by the Trial Judge was found to be perverse or impossible, the High Court ought not to have interfered with the same. In any case, the role played by appellant- is similar with all the other accused and the case of appellant could not have been segregated to impose death penalty upon him- The sentence of death imposed by the High Court set aside.