Delhi High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man For Murder Of 12-Yr-Old, Modifies Sentence To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment Without Remission

Nupur Thapliyal

26 Jun 2023 6:12 PM IST

  • Delhi High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man For Murder Of 12-Yr-Old, Modifies Sentence To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment Without Remission

    The Delhi High Court on Monday commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old minor boy in 2009. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal modified the sentence awarded to Jeevak Nagpal to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment without remission. Nagpal was awarded death penalty by the trial court in 2020. He was 21 at the time of...

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    Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital

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