Child Rape and Murder Case | Death Penalty Commuted to 50 Years' Imprisonment; Conviction Upheld: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the conviction of Anand Singh in the rape and murder case of a minor girl in Palwal, Haryana, but commuted the death sentence awarded by the trial court to life imprisonment with a minimum of 50 years of actual imprisonment without remission. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice Ramesh Chander Dimri held that although the offence was extremely grave,…
