The Supreme Court has commuted to life term the death penalty awarded to a man for murdering a child, saying he wanted to reform himself and poems written by him in jail indicate that he realised his mistake.

A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri noted that Dnyaneshwar Suresh Borkar was 22 years old when he committed the crime and while in jail, tried to "join the society" and become a "civilised man".

The bench, also comprising justices S Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah, said Borkar was lodged in jail for last 18 years and his conduct showed that he could be reformed and rehabilitated.

"... We are of the opinion that, in the facts and circumstances of the case, capital punishment is not warranted. Striking the balance between the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, we are of the opinion that mitigating circumstances are in favour of the accused (Borkar) while commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment," the bench said.

It noted several mitigating circumstances which were in favour of the convict, including that "from the poems, written by him in the jail, it appears that he has realised his mistake which was committed by him at the time when he was of young age and that he is reformative".

Borkar had approached the apex court challenging the May 2006 order of the Bombay High Court confirming the death penalty awarded to him by a trial court in Pune for killing a minor child.

His counsel had argued in the apex court that Borkar's conduct was very good in jail and he completed his studies in prison and tried to become a civilised person.

The counsel also told the court that poems written by Borkar in prison reflect that he realised his mistake.

"Though we acknowledge the gravity of the offence, we are unable to satisfy ourselves that this case would fall in the category of 'rarest of rare case' warranting the death sentence," the bench said.

The Supreme Court has commuted to life term the death penalty awarded to a man for murdering a child, saying he wanted to reform himself and poems written by him in jail indicate that he realised his mistake.

The Supreme Court has commuted to life term the death penalty awarded to a man for murdering a child, saying he wanted to reform himself and poems written by him in jail indicate that he realised his mistake. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri noted that Dnyaneshwar Suresh Borkar was 22 years old when he committed the crime and while in jail, tried to "join the society" and become a "civilised man". The bench, also comprising justices S Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah, said Borkar was lodged in jail for last 18 years and his conduct showed that he could be reformed and rehabilitated. "... We are of the opinion that, in the facts and circumstances of the case, capital punishment is not warranted. Striking the balance between the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, we are of the opinion that mitigating circumstances are in favour of the accused (Borkar) while commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment," the bench said. It noted several mitigating circumstances which were in favour of the convict, including that "from the poems, written by him in the jail, it appears that he has realised his mistake which was committed by him at the time when he was of young age and that he is reformative". Borkar had approached the apex court challenging the May 2006 order of the Bombay High Court confirming the death penalty awarded to him by a trial court in Pune for killing a minor child. His counsel had argued in the apex court that Borkar's conduct was very good in jail and he completed his studies in prison and tried to become a civilised person. The counsel also told the court that poems written by Borkar in prison reflect that he realised his mistake. "Though we acknowledge the gravity of the offence, we are unable to satisfy ourselves that this case would fall in the category of 'rarest of rare case' warranting the death sentence," the bench said.

Impressed with 'reformative poems' of convict, Supreme Court commutes death penalty to life term

Google&#39;s doodle today celebrates Urdu and Persian language poet, Mirza Ghalib on his 220th birth anniversary.&nbsp;

The doodle sees Ghalib, with his pen and paper, knitting his imaginations, with a backdrop of buildings of Mughal architecture.

Ghalib, born in Agra on December 1797, during the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, was educated in Persian, Urdu and Turkish got and&nbsp;acquainted with language at an early age.&nbsp;

Ghalib started composing poetry at&nbsp;11 and was also a prominent letter writer.&nbsp;

One of the things Mirza Ghalib continued to write&nbsp;in his poems was the idea that life is an ongoing painful struggle which ends only with life itself.

He is famously known for his Urdu Ghazals and was considered the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula.&nbsp;

Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people.

Ghazal singers like Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Abida Parveen, Farida Khanum, Tina Sani, Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan have sung his ghazals, as well as singers from all over South Asia, have sung many of his ghazals.

He got married at the age of 13 to Umrao Begum, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Bakhsh and moved to Delhi thereafter.&nbsp;

He died on 15 February 1869 in Delhi and his house in Old Delhi has been converted into &quot;Ghalib Memorial&quot; also called &quot;Ghalib ki Haveli&quot;, which houses Ghalib&#39;s exhibitions.

The doodle sees Ghalib, with his pen and paper, knitting his imaginations, with a backdrop of buildings of Mughal architecture

Google's doodle today celebrates Urdu and Persian language poet, Mirza Ghalib on his 220th birth anniversary. The doodle sees Ghalib, with his pen and paper, knitting his imaginations, with a backdrop of buildings of Mughal architecture. Ghalib, born in Agra on December 1797, during the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, was educated in Persian, Urdu and Turkish got and acquainted with language at an early age. Ghalib started composing poetry at 11 and was also a prominent letter writer. One of the things Mirza Ghalib continued to write in his poems was the idea that life is an ongoing painful struggle which ends only with life itself. He is famously known for his Urdu Ghazals and was considered the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula. Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. Ghazal singers like Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Abida Parveen, Farida Khanum, Tina Sani, Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan have sung his ghazals, as well as singers from all over South Asia, have sung many of his ghazals. He got married at the age of 13 to Umrao Begum, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Bakhsh and moved to Delhi thereafter. He died on 15 February 1869 in Delhi and his house in Old Delhi has been converted into "Ghalib Memorial" also called "Ghalib ki Haveli", which houses Ghalib's exhibitions.

Google Doodle celebrates 220th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib

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