In Brief
Jitendra was convicted of kidnapping, rape, murder and destruction of evidence under the Indian Penal Code. Though his conviction was upheld as justified on the evidence, the Supreme Court found the case did not qualify as a 'rarest of rare case' warranting capital punishment. The Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment with a 20-year minimum custody period before remission eligibility. The Court considered the appellant's lack of prior criminal history and demonstrated capacity for reform in jail. All sentences were directed to run concurrently.
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