Accused wont face death penalty: India

On March 22,after the marines returned from Italy,External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid had told Parliament that India had given an assurance to that country that the two will not face the death penalty nor will they be liable for arrest if they return by the deadline set by the SC.

The NIA had submitted an FIR before a Special NIA court booking the marines under sections 302 (murder),307 (attempt to murder),427 (mischief) along with section 34 (common intent) of the IPC. The NIA has also booked them under the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act,2002. Under this Act,the offence of murder is punishable with death sentence.