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flag India's Supreme Court paused the execution of Atul Nihale, convicted in 2024 for raping and killing a 5-year-old in Bhopal, ordering a review of mitigation evidence.

flag The Supreme Court of India has stayed the execution of Atul Nihale, convicted in 2024 for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Bhopal, ordering a psychological evaluation, prison conduct reviews, and independent interviews with him. flag The court, in a three-judge bench ruling, paused the death penalty pending a full review of mitigation evidence, with reports due in 12 weeks and the next hearing set for 16 weeks later. flag The case, which drew national attention, stems from the discovery of the child’s body in a plastic tank in a flat where Nihale lived, with forensic evidence linking him to the crime. flag The Madhya Pradesh High Court had upheld the death sentence in January 2026, citing the crime’s extreme brutality and the “rarest of rare” category.

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