Summary:
A special SIT court on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for his role in the 2002 Godhra train carnage case. However, it upheld the life imprisonment awarded to the 20 convicts by the SIT court. Later in October 2017, the high court commuted the death sentence of 11 convicts to life imprisonment. While 20 of them were awarded life imprisonment, the remaining 11 were given death sentence. Those convicted approached the Gujarat High Court against the sentence awarded to them by the SIT court..