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The bench adds that it cannot ignore the fact that the offence has shocked the collective conscience of the society, but the sentence of death is irrevocable
"Death puts an end to the concept of repentance. It cannot be said that the accused deserved only death penalty. They deserve imprisonment for life to repent the offence committed by them," the bench said.
The Bombay High Court said the convicts should not be entitled to remission, furlough or parole
The gruesome incident, triggered by a petty quarrel, took place in the Gaibi Nagar area of Bhiwandi and the accused, Mohammad Ansarul Haque Lukman Ansari, 45, has been arrested, a senior official from the Shanti Nagar police station said.
Two persons were killed and four members of a family, including three children, were injured when their neighbour attacked them with a knife on Friday morning in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi near in Maharashtra, police said.