The Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence of a mother and her boyfriend who were convicted of murdering the woman's child. The ruling modifies a previous decision by a lower court that had found the pair guilty and sentenced them to death.

The case involves the death of a toddler whose body was discovered in a bag on the Falaknuma Express at Howrah Station on January 24, 2016. The child's body displayed disturbing signs, including blue lips and blood coming from the nose. An investigation ensued, and based on the confession of the child's mother, Hasina Sultana, both she and her boyfriend, Sk Vannur Sha, were implicated in the crime.

On February 27, 2024, a Howrah court delivered its verdict, holding Hasina Sultana and Sk Vannur Sha guilty of murdering the child, who was from Sultana's previous marriage. The court's decision reflected the severity of the crime and the evidence presented. However, the recent ruling by the Calcutta High Court has altered the initial sentence of capital punishment.

While the High Court commuted the death sentence, further details regarding the new sentence and the reasoning behind the commutation are not available in the provided search results. Additional information would be needed to provide a comprehensive overview of the High Court's decision.

This is not the first time the Calcutta High Court has commuted a death sentence. In July 2025, the court commuted the death sentence of two men convicted of gang-raping and murdering a five-year-old girl to life imprisonment without the possibility of release for 60 years. In June 2025, the court commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of murdering his former lover to life imprisonment without the possibility of release for 40 years. In another case, the High Court commuted a death penalty in a rape and murder case to a life sentence. Also in June 2025, the court commuted the death penalty of a man convicted of raping and murdering a toddler, sentencing him to life imprisonment without release for 50 years.