Fix a false positive for Style/RedundantReturn when a rescue has an else clause

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Bug fixes
 
 * [#8720](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8720): Fix an error for `Lint/IdentityComparison` when calling `object_id` method without receiver in LHS or RHS. ([@koic][])
+* [#8767](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8767): Fix a false positive for `Style/RedundantReturn` when a rescue has an else clause. ([@fatkodima][])
 * [#8710](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8710): Fix a false positive for `Layout/RescueEnsureAlignment` when `Layout/BeginEndAlignment` cop is not enabled status. ([@koic][])
 * [#8726](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8726): Fix a false positive for `Naming/VariableNumber` when naming multibyte character variable name. ([@koic][])
 * [#8730](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8730): Fix an error for `Lint/UselessTimes` when there is a blank line in the method definition. ([@koic][])

lib/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_return.rb

@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ def check_branch(node)
           when :return then check_return_node(node)
           when :case   then check_case_node(node)
           when :if     then check_if_node(node)
-          when :rescue, :resbody
-            check_rescue_node(node)
+          when :rescue then check_rescue_node(node)
+          when :resbody then check_resbody_node(node)
           when :ensure then check_ensure_node(node)
           when :begin, :kwbegin
             check_begin_node(node)
@@ -137,9 +137,12 @@ def check_if_node(node)
         end
 
         def check_rescue_node(node)
-          node.child_nodes.each do |child_node|
-            check_branch(child_node)
-          end
+          node.branches.each { |branch| check_branch(branch) }
+          check_branch(node.body) unless node.else?
+        end
+
+        def check_resbody_node(node)
+          check_branch(node.body)
         end
 
         def check_ensure_node(node)

spec/rubocop/cop/style/redundant_return_spec.rb

@@ -344,6 +344,27 @@ def func
         end
       RUBY
     end
+
+    it 'registers an offense and corrects when rescue has else clause' do
+      expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
+        def func
+          return 3
+        rescue SomeException
+        else
+          return 4
+          ^^^^^^ Redundant `return` detected.
+        end
+      RUBY
+
+      expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
+        def func
+          return 3
+        rescue SomeException
+        else
+          4
+        end
+      RUBY
+    end
   end
 
   context 'when return is inside an if-branch' do