Accused of Jigisha murder case challenge the conviction order

Trial Court convicted all the three accused namely, Amit Shukla, Raj Kapoor & Baljit Malik for the murder of 28 year-old IT executive Jigisha. However Baljit has been sentenced with life imprisonment due to his good conduct in jail. Amit and Raj has been handed down with Death Penalty.
Convict Amit Shukla approach Delhi HC for setting aside the conviction order & sentence awarded to him by Trial Court. He approach the court by saying that Trial Court has awarded him the capital punishment ” By holding that case falls in category of rarest of rare case.”
Court while sentencing them said ” It was a cold-blooded inhuman and cruel manner and brutally mauled to death.”
Baljit has already challenged his conviction and sentence before Delhi HC.
Shukla’s Counsel stated that Trial Court has committed error in awarding punishment by relying bias jail/probation report. Meanwhile, case file has bee sent to Delhi HC for confirmation of sentence.

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