Bombay High Court Upholds Death Penalty in Rarest of Rare Cannibalism Case

The Bombay High Court confirmed the death penalty for Sunil Kuchkoravi for murdering and cannibalizing his mother in 2017. The court ruled it as 'rarest of rare' with no chance of reformation. Kuchkoravi was initially sentenced by a Kolhapur court, a verdict that shook the community's social conscience.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty awarded to Sunil Kuchkoravi by a Kolhapur court for the murder and alleged cannibalism of his mother in 2017.

A division bench consisting of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan affirmed the sentence, emphasizing that the crime fell under the 'rarest of rare' category with no possibility of reformation.

The prosecution details that Kuchkoravi, who killed his 63-year-old mother Yallama Rama Kuchkoravi over a dispute regarding money for liquor, had subsequently chopped her body and cooked some of her organs. Kuchkoravi was sentenced to death in 2021, a decision he unsuccessfully appealed against.

(With inputs from agencies.)