Criminal Law News SC changes rape convict’s death penalty to life term April 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC changes rape convict’s death penalty to life term Death sentence of a rape convict, who had assaulted and inflicted injuries to a four-year-old child in Siwan district of Bihar causing her death, was commuted to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court today. On thursday, bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai said the nature of offence alone may not be only […] Read more » justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai rape convict's death penalty to life term SC changes rape convict's death penalty to life term SC commutes death sentence of rape convict to life term