Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has confirmed the death sentence to a man – Sunil Rama Kuchkoravi – imposed by a kolhapur court for killing his mother allegedly eating some of her body parts, saying his act was quite close to cannibalism, his act had indeed shocked the conscious of the society and the case falls under the “rarest of rare” category.
It was an extremely barbaric, inhuman murder of a hapless, helpless and fragile old mother by her son: High Court
A division bench comprising Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan, while confirming the death sentence to Kuchkoravi, said that it was an extremely barbaric, inhuman, heinous as well as grotesque murder of a hapless, helpless and fragile old mother by her son.
Showing mercy or leniency to such a person would be misplacing the concept of mercy: High Court
“Under the circumstances, showing mercy or leniency to such a person, would be misplacing the concept of mercy. That apart, showing leniency would be a mockery on the criminal justice system. Therefore, death penalty imposed by the trial Court, needs to be confirmed and accordingly stands confirmed,” the bench said.
The High Court noted the evidence on record that convict Kuchkoravi removed the clothes of his mother and thereafter inflicted multiple blows, cut and removed both of her breasts, removed her intestine, heart, liver and ribs and eviscerated outside, kept the ribs in an oil bottle and kept heart of his deceased mother in a utensil over the platform of the kitchen.
“An old fragile defenseless lady had absolutely no chance to defend herself from a well built hefty son to whom she used to provide meals twice a Trust” of his mother as it would be too small a word to describe what he did,” the High Court said.
“The circumstances further indicate pathological cannibalism of the convict. Pathological cannibalism is rooted in some form of psychopathology i.e. at the core of the person’s motivation such as, someone who is actually psychotic or committing the act of cannibalism to act out paraphilia. It is in the realm of pathological cannibalism that most criminal acts of cannibalism are discussed. The act of the convict was quite close to cannibalism,” the High Court added.
Convict is not at all fit for any kind of reformatory and rehabilitation scheme: High Court
The High Court also considered whether there is any possibility or probability of reformation or rehabilitation of convict Kuchkoravi and said that he is not at all fit for any kind of reformatory and rehabilitation scheme.
“Life imprisonment would be completely futile as the sentencing aim of reformation is completely unachievable,” the High Court said and added, “The convict would be a continuing threat to the society even after completion of his sentence of life, if awarded.”
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