New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday commuted death sentence of a man who raped and murdered his six-year old stepdaughter and directed him to remain in jail for the rest of his life without remission observing that when the protector turns predator, it strikes not only at the child but at the security of a family relationship.

The incident took place in Madhya Pradesh in 2018 for which the convict, Waris, was sentenced to death by the trial court and the high court. Upholding his conviction, the top court altered his death sentence after it noticed that the 56-year old man showed possibility of reform as he maintained good conduct in jail and had no criminal antecedents other than the present case.

However, what the cou...