Jharkhand HC Commutes Death Sentence In Two Minors' Rape & Murder Cases [Read Judgments]

The Jharkhand High Court, last week, commuted death penalty awarded to accused in two different rape and murder cases. One was in the case of Mathura Yadav who was convicted for rape and murder of a girl aged about seven year old. Another was Kashi Nath Singh convicted for rape and murder of a fourteen year old girl. The bench comprising Justice HC Mishra and Justice...