The Punjab and Haryana High Court reduced a death sentence to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for a man convicted of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in 2018. While delivering the ruling, the court criticised India’s “Raja Beta” culture, arguing that blind parental protection and patriarchy can shield offenders and delay justice.
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