The Bombay High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentence awarded to Leena Deosthali and her daughter Deepti Deosthali in a 2006 murder case, to life term.

The Division Bench of Justices JN Patel and Mridula Bhatkar held that there was no evidence to convict Leena (59) and Deepti (29) for murder of Dr Deepak Mahajan. The court, however, upheld their conviction for abducting Mahajan for ransom, for which they have been given life sentence, said advocate Rohini Salian, the amicus curie in the case.