High court commutes Ariz Khan’s death penalty for Batla House shootout to life

The Delhi high court on Thursday commuted the death sentence to terror group Indian Mujahideen operative Ariz Khan to life imprisonment in the 2008 Batla House encounter case in which decorated Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma lost his life.

The Delhi high court on Thursday commuted the death sentence to terror group Indian Mujahideen operative Ariz Khan to life imprisonment in the 2008 Batla House encounter case in which decorated Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma lost his life.

A bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and Amit Sharma upheld Ariz Khan’s conviction under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act but didn’t confirm the death penalty.

“In view of the ongoing discussion, judgement of conviction is upheld. Sentence on death imposed by the trial court is, however, not confirmed. The order dated March 15 (2021) is modified to that extent. The appeal is allowed in part,” the court said.