Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Rape and Murder of Minor — Emphasizes Need to Consider Mitigating Circumstances Before Imposing Death Penalty. The Court upheld the conviction but modified the sentence, holding that the case did not fall within the 'rarest of rare' category as mitigating factors were overlooked.
1 Jan 2019The appellant, Nand Kishore, was convicted by the trial court for the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl, and sentenced to death. The High Court co...
