2013 rape-murder case: Calcutta HC commutes convict’s death penalty to life term with no remission for 50 years, cites mild mental disability

The Calcutta High Court commuted the death penalty of Suresh Paswan, convicted in 2019 for the 2013 rape and murder of a toddler in Kidderpore, to life imprisonment without remission for 50 years. The court cited that the crime didn't qualify as 'rarest of rare' and considered Paswan's 'mild mental disability' and socio-economic background.

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