A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice Vijay Bishnoi has upheld the conviction of a man for the aggravated penetrative sexual assault and murder of his six-year-old step-daughter, while commuting his death sentence to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life without remission.
Possibility of Reformation Not Foreclosed: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Child Rape and Murder but Commutes Death Penalty to Life Imprisonment Without Remission
