The Chhattisgarh High Court overturned the death sentence awarded to Dipak Baghel, convicted of the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl. While acknowledging the severity of the crime, the court concluded that it did not meet the stringent “rarest of rare” standard required for imposing the death penalty, as laid down in the jurisprudence
Case Does Not Meet “Rarest of Rare” Standard for Death Penalty as Per Supreme Court Guidelines: Chhattisgarh High Court Overturns Death Sentence
