Case Law Analysis
|Karnataka High Court
POCSO Act & Rarest of Rare Doctrine | Death Penalty Disproportionate for Child Rape-Murder Absent Extreme Brutality: Karnataka HC
Karnataka HC overturns death sentence in a POCSO case, ruling that life imprisonment without remission suffices unless extreme brutality or exceptional depravity is proven. The court merged overlapping POCSO convictions and enhanced victim compensation to ₹5 lakh, reinforcing sentencing proportionality under the 'rarest of rare' doctrine.