Accused Was A Young Boy: Bombay HC Commutes Death Penalty In Acid Attack Murder Case [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has commuted death penalty awarded to a man accused in an acid-attack-murder case. Preeti Amarsingh Rath, who had got selection as Nursing Officer in Military Nursing Services, was on her way to Mumbai to join naval office, when Ankur Narayanlal Panwar threw acid on her. After a few days, she succumbed to these injuries. The Trial Court convicted Ankur and sentenced him...