Allahabad HC Upholds Death Sentence To Man Accused Of Double Murder Of His Wife And Minor Daughter [Read Order]

‘Two family members were murdered by accused-appellant in most brutal, grotesque, diabolical and dastardly manner arousing indignation and abhorrence of society which calls for an exemplary punishment.’The Allahabad High Court has upheld death penalty for a man accused of murdering his wife and a daughter.Sovaran Singh was convicted by the trial court finding him guilty of the double. ‘Two family members were murdered by accused-appellant in most brutal, grotesque, diabolical and dastardly manner arousing indignation and abhorrence of society which calls for an exemplary punishment.’ The Allahabad High Court has upheld death penalty for a man accused of murdering his wife and a daughter. Sovaran Singh was convicted by the trial court finding him guilty of the double murder of his wife Mamta and minor daughter Sapna. Appellant has also not shown any remorse or repentance at any point of time, inasmuch as, he attempted to hide dead bodies by taking the same on the roof of his brother and behind cot and ran away from the house.” The bench then upheld the death sentence observing that the accused has committed a crime in a really shocking manner showing the depravity of mind and that the aggravating circumstances outweigh the mitigating circumstances by all canons of logic and punishment of life imprisonment would neither serve the ends of justice nor will be an appropriate punishment.