SC commutes death penalty of four murderers to life imprisonment on the basis of their young age and socio-economic background; says the convicts are not beyond reformation [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in a recent ruling, commuted the capital punishment of four convicts, who were accused of killing nine people, to life imprisonment on the basis of their young age and poverty-stricken socio-economic background.A Bench of the Apex Court headed by the Chief Justice of India, P Sathasivam, found that the behaviour of the convicts inside the jail was very good and they are...