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Crime
Bombay High Court Spares Convicted Rapist-Murderer from Death Penalty
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 08 Sep 2026, 02:42 PM
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After a review of a case that was handed down seven years ago, the Bombay High Court ruled that the convicted rapist and murderer will not receive the death penalty and will remain in prison under a life sentence.
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ruled that the convicted rapist and murderer will not be sentenced to death after a review of the case that was originally handed down seven years ago.
The court, after examining the evidence and sentencing guidelines, decided that capital punishment was not warranted and the convict will continue to serve a life sentence in custody.
The decision was made by the court’s special bench, which found that the circumstances of the crime did not meet the criteria for death penalty under the Indian Penal Code.
The convict, whose name is not disclosed in the order, had been serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of a woman in Maharashtra, and the ruling confirms that he will remain in prison.
The prosecution may appeal the ruling, but the court has upheld the life sentence as the appropriate punishment.
The court, after examining the evidence and sentencing guidelines, decided that capital punishment was not warranted and the convict will continue to serve a life sentence in custody.
The decision was made by the court’s special bench, which found that the circumstances of the crime did not meet the criteria for death penalty under the Indian Penal Code.
The convict, whose name is not disclosed in the order, had been serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of a woman in Maharashtra, and the ruling confirms that he will remain in prison.
The prosecution may appeal the ruling, but the court has upheld the life sentence as the appropriate punishment.