# Rajasthan High Court commutes 9 death sentences, acquits 2 2026-08-07T21:23:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur has disposed of all pending death-sentence reference cases, commuting nine death penalties and acquitting two convicts. The first reference in State Vs. Arjun Singh was decided on October 3, 2025. The remaining ten were decided this year, with the final verdict pronounced on August 6 by a division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Chandra. The livelaw.in report did not disclose the names of the acquitted or the reasons behind each ruling. The cases had been pending before the high court for confirmation of capital punishment awarded by lower courts. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: acquittal, capital punishment, commutation, death penalty, judicial decisions, Rajasthan High Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rajasthan-high-court-commutes-9-death-sentences-acquits-2/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rajasthan-high-court-commutes-9-death-sentences-acquits-2/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.