Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Calcutta High Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case
Two men were found guilty of hurting and killing a young girl.
They were first given the death penalty, but a judge changed the sentence.
The judge decided they would have to spend the rest of their lives in prison, but could not be released early.
This decision was made because the government said there was a chance they could change.
The court considered the bad things the men did and their difficult backgrounds before making their final decision.
Calcutta High Court commuted death sentences for two men convicted of raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl.
The court sentenced the convicts to life imprisonment, citing the state's submission about the possibility of their reformation.
The convicts were found guilty of kidnapping, rape, murder, and concealing evidence from a 2021 incident.
The court ruled the convicts are ineligible for remission or premature release for 60 years.
The state government highlighted the convicts' socially backward background and educational challenges.
- Who
- Fagun Mandi alias Pui and Rabindra Routh alias Bhaku were the convicts.
- What
- The Calcutta High Court commuted the death sentence of two men convicted of raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl to life imprisonment.
- When
- The Calcutta High Court made its decision on Wednesday.
- Where
- Calcutta High Court
- Why
- The court considered the possibility of reformation and the state government's submissions about the convicts' backgrounds.
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Convicts
- Fagun Mandi alias Pui and Rabindra Routh alias Bhaku
- Original Sentence
- Death
- Commuted Sentence
- Life Imprisonment
- No Remission Period
- 60 years
- Victim's Age
- 5 years old
- Offense Year
- 2021