A division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithviraj Chavan refused to confirm the death penalty awarded to Vijay Jadhav, Mohd Qasim Shaikh and Mohd Ansari, and commuted their sentence to life imprisonment for the remainder of their lives.
According to FIR, the accused approached the minor on some pretext, took her to a nearby paddy field at knife point and raped her.
Fourth Additional Sessions Judge G Thanendran accepted the surrender applications of Rajagopal and another convict, Janardhanan, after recording their statements and sent them to custody.
The decision was taken earlier in the day at a Punishment Review Committee meeting that took place at the state secretariat under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Raghubar Das.
New Delhi: The Supreme court on Thursday expressed concern over milk adulteration in the country and sought response from all the states on providing harsher punishment of life imprisonment to people indulging in production and
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