Supreme Court maintains life imprisonment for convicts in 1983 Bihar massacre case
मुख्य बातें
- •In 1983, five people were killed in Siwan district of Bihar due to caste tensions
- •The trial court had awarded death penalty to the accused, which the High Court commuted to life imprisonment
- •The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision and maintained the life imprisonment of the accused
- •Out of 12 accused in the case, seven have already been acquitted, while four were awarded life imprisonment
New Delhi, 25 July 2024 – India’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the life imprisonment of convicts in the 1983 killing of five people in Siwan district, Bihar. The top court also accepted the Patna High Court’s decision to commute the death penalty awarded to the convicts to life imprisonment. While hearing the case, the Supreme Court observed that there was no error in the judgments delivered by the lower and high courts.
The incident had taken place in 1983 in a village of Siwan district after caste tensions flared up, leading to the murder of five people. The police had later arrested several accused in the case, many of whom were awarded the death penalty by the trial court. However, the High Court had commuted these sentences to life imprisonment. Now, the Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s decision and maintained the life imprisonment of the convicts.