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In the light of growing menace of violence against
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women we are required to examine the quantum of punishment.
It may grossly be unrealistic to hold that age of culprit the only
mitigating circumstance in isolation would come in the way of
imposing capital punishment in the present case. Needless to
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state that victim of crime cannot be forgotten. A college going girl
who was to marry after some time with a boy staying in America
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was required to stay alone in the night as her brother could not
come home due to official constraints and Accused taking
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disadvantage of situation not only brutally ravished her but also
done the helpless girl to death. Such an act of the Accused in our
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view has to be dealt with stern hands.
90.
The circumstances established by the prosecution
listed above show how a precious life of a young girl was taken
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away by Accused in a most cruel, barbaric and inhuman manner.
Further how brutal and diabolical act of causing sexual assault
and death of victim was, is apparent from the modus-operandi of
Accused proved through various circumstances brought on
record.
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