Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Who Raped Minor, Burned Her Dead Body: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court, in a significant judgment dated June 24, 2025, upheld the conviction of Srimanta Tung for the rape and murder of a minor girl, while commuting his death sentence to life imprisonment. The verdict was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi in C.R.A. 684 of 2018. Background of the Crime and FIR Details The case originated from a complaint…