The ‘Rarest of Rare’ Conundrum
A trial court’s verdict in Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital rape-murder case has once again brought to the fore the concept of ‘rarest of rare’. The court sentenced the convict to a life term instead of giving the death sentence that the Central Bur....
January 28, 2025 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , RG Kar hospital , ‘rarest of rare’ , mitigating circumstances , Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab , Machhi Singh vs State of Punjab , Dharma Bhagare versus the State of Maharashtra