India, Oct. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that its "forgiving nature" in commuting death sentences may need to be reconsidered, warning that there has to be a point where such leniency comes to an end.

A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu made the remarks while hearing a plea seeking the premature release of a life convict in a murder case.

The convict's death sentence had earlier been commuted to life imprisonment.

'You have to draw a line somewhere'

He observed that the principle of the "rarest of rare" cases was developed at a time when murders were comparatively less frequent, but said circumstances have changed and the rising incidence of crime must also be considered.

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