BOMBAY HC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT OF A MAN WHO BURNT ALIVE TWO WOMEN AND A 2-YR-OLD GIRL

The Bombay High Court in the case State of Maharashtra vs Deepak Jath observed and has commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment of a man who is 46-year-old, who set ablaze two women and a two-year-old girl.

The Division bench comprising of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Shyam Chandak was hearing the present matter.

The bench in the case stated that wherein the convict - Deepak Jath, set ablaze two women and a two-year-old girl, which led to the death of one of the women and the minor girl, does not fall in the category of 'rarest of rare' case, warranting death sentence to the accused.

The bench in the case observed and has noted that the accused has in-fact admitted to committing the offence and the reason as per the accused was that he was being called Hijda and Chhakka by the witness Roshni and her mother Amravati i.e., the deceased.

As per the prosecution case, which being at least 15 days prior to the unfortunate incident, Jath had flashed his private part to Roshni, who was 17 years at the relevant time and she told about the same to her mother Amravati, who in turn informed about it to Jath's father and then there was a quarrel between the family.