Rape & Murder Of 7.5 Year Old: SC Commutes Death Sentence [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

13 Feb 2019 6:05 PM IST

“Though, we acknowledge the gravity of the offence, we are unable to satisfy ourselves that this case would fall in the category of ‘rarest of rare case’ warranting the death sentence.”

The Supreme Court, last week, commuted the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for rape and murder of 7 1/2 year old girl. Three Judge Bench comprising of Justice AK Sikri, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice MR Shah, upheld the conviction, but observed that, though the crime can be said to be brutal, but does not warrant death sentence. The Trial Court had convicted the...

Rape & Murder Of 7.5 Year Old: SC Commutes Death Sentence [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

“Though, we acknowledge the gravity of the offence, we are unable to satisfy ourselves that this case would fall in the category of ‘rarest of rare case’ warranting the death sentence.”

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