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3 (2012) 5 SCC 766 Crl.A.@ SLP(Crl.)No.7645/13 minimum of 30 years in jail without remissions, before consideration of his case for premature release.” In the case of Selvam v. State4 which is a case involving murder and rape of a child aged about 9 years, without interferring with the finding of conviction, this Court, in the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the evidence on record, imposed a sentence of 30 years in jail without remission. In the case of Tattu Lodhi v. State of Madhya Pradesh5 in a case involving kidnapping of minor girl aged about 7 years and attempt to rape and murder, in the facts of the case and the evidence on record, death sentence was modified to imprisonment for life with a direction not to release the accused from prison till he completes actual period of 25 years of imprisonment. Further, in the case of Raj Kumar v. State of Madhya Pradesh6 in similar circumstances, this Court has modified death sentence and awarded life imprisonment and directed the appellant therein to serve a minimum of 35 years in jail without remission. Further, in the case of Anil v. State of Maharashtra7 where 4 (2014) 12 SCC 274 5 (2016) 9 SCC 675 6 (2014) 5 SCC 353 7 (2014) 4 SCC 69 Crl.A.@ SLP(Crl.)No.7645/13 in a case involving murder of a 10 year old boy who was subjected to carnal intercourse, this Court has held as under :