MP High Court Confirms Death Sentence in ‘Rarest of Rare’ Rape and Murder Case

The Madhya Pradesh High Court confirmed the death sentence imposed by a trial court in a case involving the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Bhopal.

The Court held that medical and post-mortem evidence proved sexual assault and injury caused by a sharp weapon, satisfying the legal test for conviction.

It further held that the offence met the threshold of the “rarest of rare” category.

The Court also upheld the two-year imprisonment awarded to the convict’s mother and sister for concealing evidence connected with the offence.