Last Updated:December 27, 2025, 12:24 IST In a sharply worded judgment, the court said parents—particularly mothers—sometimes allow emotional attachment to override morality and the rule of law To save other children and women, the convict must remain within the four walls of prison until he is closer to the sunset of his virility, the bench said. (Shutterstock) The Punjab and Haryana High Court, delivering a stinging indictment of familial and societal complicity while upholding a 30-year prison sentence for a man convicted of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl, has warned that “blind love for raja betas” often shields those capable of the most brutal crimes. In a sharply worded judgment, the court said parents—particularly mothers—sometimes allow emotional attachment to override morality and the rule of law. “Mothers can have blind love for their raja betas, who can be villainous,” the bench observed, stressing that such conduct corrodes the justice system and deepens the trauma of victims. The court underlined that crimes of this nature demand punishment that reflects both gravity and deterrence. “”To save …