Principal Sessions Judge vs Marimuthu, Son Of Balaswamy on 26 March, 2004
While considering the death sentence under Section 302, IPC with reference to "special reasons as provided in sub-section 3 of Section 354, Cr.P.C., after referring to the decisions in Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab, and in Machhi Singh and after noting the factual finding that 9 year old child was sacrificed in the most brutal and diabolic manner which falls within the "rarest of rare" category, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded and dismissed the appeal.