The death sentences of four people, convicted of the gang-raping a woman and taking video of the incident in Narsingdi in 2013, have been reduced to life imprisonment.
Two other convicts, who also received the death penalty, have been acquitted from the case altogether, reports bdnews24.com.
The bench of Justices Bhishmadev Chakrabortty and Khandaker Diliruzzaman made the ruling on Tuesday after reviewing the case dockets, death references, and appeals of the convicts, confirmed the defence counsel Mansurul Haq Chowdhury.
A special tribunal in Narsigndi found Ashiqur Rahman, Iliyas Miah, Md Romin, Md Robin, Md Ibrahim, and Abdur Rahman, guilty of rape. They were all handed the death penalty in August 2016.
The High Court commuted the sentence for Ashiqur, Iliyas, Romin, and Robin to life in prison, while Ibrahim and Rahman were cleared of all charges, said defence counsel Mansurul Haq Chowdhury.
According to the case file, a then 20-year-old worker of the Pran-RFL Company was on her way to the company's dormitory at Mukta Villa after her day's work on May 23, 2013, when the convicts kidnapped her in front of Janata Jute Mill Gate.
They took her to a secluded place and took turns raping her and recorded the incident on their mobile phones.
The woman was let go about half an hour after the incident.
The following day, the victim informed the company's assistant manager ASM Sadequl Islam about the incident and a case was filed against the six men with the Palash Police Station.
