On Tuesday, April 22, the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a man named Reji Kumar who has been convicted for raping his minor daughter and killing his wife and four children. The Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta said that although the offence is brutal, it did not justify capital punishment in light of his reformative conduct during incarceration. The bench further stated that the sentence of death could not be sustained considering the convict's satisfactory jail record, past trauma and mental health concerns. "Considering the facts that the convict-appellant had no prior antecedents; good conduct for the past 16–17 years of incarceration; difficulties in mental health and consistent efforts at being a model prisoner, we find that the imposition of death penalty would be unjustified," the Supreme Court said. The apex court observed while setting aside the death sentence handed down by the trial court and upheld by the Kerala High Court. ‘A Few Taunts Here and There Is a Part of Everyday Life’, Says Supreme Court While Quashing Section 498A IPC Case Against Woman’s Father-in-Law and Mother-in-Law.

We Find That the Imposition of Death Penalty Would Be Unjustified, Says SC

Women and Child Helpline Numbers:

Childline India – 1098; Missing Child and Women – 1094; Women’s Helpline – 181; National Commission for Women Helpline – 112; National Commission for Women Helpline Against Violence – 7827170170; Police Women and Senior Citizen Helpline – 1091/1291.

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