The fact that superstitious beliefs still prevail in parts of India was factored in by the Chhattisgarh High Court to reduce the jail term of a man convicted for killing his aunt over suspicions she practiced witchcraft
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded by the trial court to a man convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and murdering a child of about 4 years.