Death Penalty Commuted in IPC and POCSO Case: Calcutta High Court
A significant judgment was delivered by the Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri in the case titled The State of West Bengal versus Rahaman Ali and others on 17 April 2026. The bench comprising Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj and Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra dealt with a death reference and criminal appeals arising out of a brutal case involving kidnapping, gang rape and murder of a minor girl. The Court confirmed…