India, April 29 -- A fast-track court in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday sentenced a woman and her three sons to death in a murder case dating back to September 2019.

The verdict was pronounced by Additional District Judge (Fast Track Court), Muzaffarnagar Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who ordered that the accused Mukesh (60), her three sons Pradeep (38), Sandeep (36) and Sonu (30) be hanged till death.

The judge declared that he was imposing the death sentence because it was the rarest of the rare cases. 

However, the verdict would be subject to confirmation by the Allahabad High Court, Government lawyer Kuldeep Kumar told PTI.

The court has also imposed a fine of '50,000 on each of the accused after holding them guilty under Section 302 of the ...