The Supreme Court of India, in a bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih, has modified the sentence of a gang rape convict from rigorous imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment with the benefit of remission. While the Court refused to interfere with the
Life Imprisonment Till Natural Life Not Automatic for Every Gang Rape Conviction; Sentencing Must Satisfy Doctrine of Proportionality: Supreme Court
