Maha: HC commutes death penalty of man to life
10-Oct-2024 09:45 PM 5367
Mumbai, Oct 10 (Reporter) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a man to life in prison for killing a woman and a two-year-old girl in 2017. A bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shyam Chandak upheld the conviction of Deepak Jath, but reduced his death sentence to life imprisonment, observing that the case does not fall under the category of rarest of rare. 'The penalty of death is not the only penalty that can be imposed in this case,” the bench said. The court was hearing a plea filed by the state government, seeking confirmation of the death sentence of Jath. According to the law of the land, death sentence can be executed only after the High Court confirms the same. Jath was convicted to death by the Sessions court in 2023, saying that the crime committed by him falls under the rarest of rare category...////...
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