Top Law News SC quashes murder charge, spares Govindachamy from noose September 15, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence of Govindachamy, a convict in the brutal rape and murder case of 23-year-old Soumya, to seven-year jail term after dropping the murder charge against him. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi, P C Pant and U U Lalit, however, upheld charges under section 376 (Punishment for rape), […] Read more ยป Court featured Law Legal News murder charge spares Govindachamy from noose Supreme Court