NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence given to two women from Maharashtra for committing a series of murders of minors, whom they kidnapped and used for theft, saying they are unlikely to be reformed."We have carefully considered the whole aspects of the case and are also alive to the new trends in sentencing system in criminology. We do not think that these appellants (convicts) are likely to be reformed," a Bench comprising Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice G P Mathur said.
Confirming the capital punishment awarded to the two sisters -- Renuka Bai and Seema Gavit -- of Pune by the Bombay High Court in five such cases of murder involving children up to the age of five years, the Bench said, "We confirm the conviction and death sentence imposed on them".
Vacating the stay on the execution of the capital punishment, the court said, "The authorities are directed to take such further steps as are necessary to carry out execution of capital punishment imposed on them".