 In March 2010 a Karnal district court sentenced the five perpetrators to be executed , the first time an Indian court had done so in an honour killing case . The khap head who ordered but did not take part in the killings received a life sentence , and the driver involved in the abduction a seven @-@ year prison term . According to Home Minister P. Chidambaram , the UPA @-@ led central government was to propose an amendment to the Indian Penal Code ( IPC ) in response to the deaths of Manoj and Babli , making honour killings a " distinct offense " . 
