Supreme Court commuted death sentence of man... ... LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 24 September 2026

Supreme Court commuted death sentence of man convicted under POCSO Act for rape and murder of his wife's daughter from a previous marriage.

Bench: Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi

J Nath: we have upheld the conviction and we have commuted the sentence to life imprisonment for the rest of his life.

J Mehta: you must go through the judgement (authored by J Nath). It is a landmark on criminal law. All concepts have been really fleshed out.