Pune's Shocking Case: 6-Year-Old Raped, Murdered, Mother Aided Accused; Why Was Death Penalty Canceled?
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Pune Shocker: High Court Overturns Death Penalty in Maval Child Rape-Murder Case
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News18•14-03-2026, 10:38
Pune Shocker: High Court Overturns Death Penalty in Maval Child Rape-Murder Case
•Mumbai High Court overturned the death penalty for Tejas Dalvi in the 2022 Maval child rape-murder case, which shook Pune.
•The Special POCSO Court had sentenced Tejas Dalvi to death and his mother, who aided him, to seven years in prison.
•High Court cited serious legal flaws: accused denied cross-examination of chemical report analysts and collective recording of statements under Section 313 CrPC.
•The bench of Justice Manish Pitale and Justice Shriram Shirsat quashed the POCSO court's verdict.
•POCSO court ordered to fulfill legal requirements and deliver a fresh final verdict within four months.
