Overview

• District and Sessions Judge Ajay Faglu issued the death sentence a day after convicting Sarma under multiple IPC sections, including 302, 307 and 324, along with counts for grievous hurt and wrongful confinement.
• The court termed the matter a rarest of rare case and concluded that a life term would not meet the ends of justice.
• The judgment cites premeditation, noting Sarma obtained the machete on a repair pretext and carried out the assault in full public view.
• The four-year prosecution featured testimonies from 41 witnesses and a detailed chargesheet of about 400 pages.
• The attack also grievously injured classmate Kashmina Dutta and her father, and both she and Nandita’s family expressed relief at the outcome.