Justice Misra, who read the operative portion of the judgement, said the offence created a "tsunami of shock".

The bench also said the nature and the manner of the crime had devastated social trust and it fell in the ‘rarest of the rare’ category, warranting the death penalty.

It said the victim’s dying declaration was consistent, which was proved beyond doubt and corroborated, even though the victim had made her dying declaration through gestures as she was in a very serious state.

The court also said that the testimony of the victim's friend who was with her in the bus and the first prosecution witness, was impeccable and relied upon.