Bombay HC confirms death penalty to man accused of raping, killing 3-yr-old girl

The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld the death penalty awarded to a 30yearold man for raping and killing a threeyearold girl noting that he had committed a gruesome and barbaric act and the safety of a girl child is of paramount importance to societyA division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithiviraj Chavan confirmed the death penalty awarded to Ramkirat Goud by a special court designated to hear cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POSCO Act in March 2019The bench noted that the act committed by the convict was iquestgruesome barbaric and revolts human conscience and it falls under the category of rarest of rareIt is the safety of a girl child which is of paramount importance to a society the court saidThe act of the accused is gruesome and committed in a diabolic manner It is a heinous offence It is unimaginable that a cheerful frolicking child enjoying with her pet would provoke the feelings of lust in a man who is a father of two daughters and a son the court saidThe perversity in the mind of the accused was apparent the court said adding that it has personally spoken to the accused and he has not shown any remorseGoud who worked as a watchman in a building in the same vicinity as the victims house is accused of raping and then killing the threeyearold in September 2013 in Thane district The body of the victim was recovered from a nearby mud pondA bud of rose was crushed before it bloomed a kite was torn when about to fly the budding flower was crushed to ashes and the kite took the soul away the court said in its judgment The victim who was playing with her little dog was noticed by a knave man who was driven by a desire of lust upon the sight of a little happy harmless child playing in her own world it saidThe court noted that as per the autopsy report the victim was brutally assaulted before she was killed The bench further stated that as per evidence submitted by the prosecution the accused was seen last with the child who was found dead soon thereafter and that the dog was tied to the window of a room just next to the accuseds houseiquestIn the present case looking at the monstrous act of the convict it is apparent that the appellant Goud had not for a moment thought of the precious life of the minor child It did not strike him for a moment that he himself happens to be a father of two daughters who are yet to see lifeiquest the judgment saidSuch incidents will send a chill down the spine of parents of every little girl before sending their undefended innocent minor girl child to see the rainbow as they would be scared as to whether she would fall prey to a monster like the present one it statedAlso Read Shakti Mills gang rape case Bombay HC says convicts donrsquot deserve to be lsquoassimilatedrsquo in societyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever