DAMV RAMA SAWAMT vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 1380/2007

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 001380/2007 Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Damu Rama Sawamt on April 6, 2011. The Court upheld the High Court's conviction for murder, finding the appellant guilty of killing his pregnant unmarried daughter Anjana (aged 17-18) to preserve family honour. The Court endorsed the High Court's reliance on circumstantial evidence, including ante-mortem incised wounds, post-mortem burns, and superficial burn injuries on the appellant, rejecting his alibi defence as false. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.