In Brief
Sanjay Rajak was convicted under Section 364(A) IPC for kidnapping a schoolchild who subsequently died. The appellant challenged his conviction, arguing that the acquittal of co-accused Balram (who made ransom calls) undermined the prosecution case, and that the absence of a recovered dead body and alleged gaps in circumstantial evidence warranted acquittal. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the recovery of the victim's school bag and belongings from the appellant's house, coupled with the victim being last seen with him and his lack of explanation, constituted sufficient circumstantial evidence to sustain conviction despite the co-accused's acquittal and the absence of the body.
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