LAW FOR ALL

Ram Deo Prasad has been awarded death penalty for raping and inflicting injuries to a four year old child causing her death. = we feel it quite unsafe to confirm the death sentence awarded to the appellant. Hence, while confirming his conviction under sections 376 and 302 of the Penal Code, we set aside the death sentence given to the appellant and substitute it by imprisonment for life that should not be less than actual imprisonment for a period of 18 years. The case of the appellant for any remission under the Code of Criminal Procedure may be considered only after he has served out 18 years of actual imprisonment. 48. In the result, the appeal is dismissed subject to the modification in sentence.