30. For the aforesaid reasons, we uphold the conviction of the appellant for the offences under Sections 302, 376, 364, 366A and 201 of the Code and the sentences awarded for the offences under Sections 376, 364, 366A and 201 of the Code. The appeals are, however, partly allowed by commuting the death sentence to that of life imprisonment with the stipulation that the appellant shall not be entitled to premature release/remission before undergoing actual imprisonment of 30 years for the offence under Section 302 of the Code and further the sentences awarded shall run concurrently and not consecutively.12 The appeals and all pending applications are disposed of. ......................................J. (L. NAGESWARA RAO) ......................................J. (SANJIV KHANNA) ......................................J. (B.R. GAVAI) NEW DELHI; NOVEMBER 08, 2021. 12 In view of the Constitutional Bench decision in Union of India v. V. Sriharan alias Murugan and Others, (2016) 7 SCC 1, the above direction would not affect the constitutional power of the President or Governor under Article 72 or 161 of the Constitution of India. Criminal Appeal Nos. 1473-1474 of 2017 Page 30 of 30