Korba Gangrape-Murder | Death Sentence Of Five Convicts Commuted As Case Doesn’t Qualify As ‘Rarest Of Rare’: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court, while delivering judgment on a reference case and connected appeals, upheld the conviction of five accused who were sentenced to death for the gangrape and murder of a 16-year-old girl and the killing of her father and 4-year-old niece. The crimes were committed in January 2021, and the accused were convicted in January 2024 by a fast-track court in Korba under Sections 302, 376(2)(G), and other…
