Shimla, Sep 23, 2025

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of two convicted by a sessions court to life term for kidnapping and killing four-year-old Yug Gupta after enticing him with a chocolate in 2014, while acquitting the third of all charges.

The state capital had witnessed demonstrations and candlelight marches after the crime.

Even one of the convicts participated in the demonstrations, seeking justice for the child.

A special Division Bench of Justices Vivek Singh Thakur and Rakesh Kainthala ruled that two convicts, Chander Sharma, 26, and Vikrant Bakshi, 22, would remain in jail till their last breath.

However, it accepted the appeal of Tejinder Pal Singh, 29, and acquitted him of all charges.

The case was referred to the High Court by the Sh

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