A Delhi court awarded life imprisonment to five convicts in 2014 gangrape case of a Danish tourist on Friday. “For the offence of section 376 D IPC, all the convicts are sentenced to life imprisonment,” additional sessions judge Ramesh Kumar said while pronouncing the order. The case however championed the cause of trying juveniles (aged 16-18) as adults in case of a heinous crime, including rape. Special public prosecutor, Atul Shrivastava, had sought maximum punishment for the convicts – imprisonment till the remainder of natural life – saying the crime was barbaric and inhuman. The woman, who had returned to Delhi after visiting Agra, was taken to a secluded placed, beaten up and raped.

Source: Hindustan Times June 10, 2016 09:00 UTC