Tamil NaduLaw and crime
Madras High Court orders release of life convict who was juvenile at time of crime
The Madras High Court has ordered the release of a life convict who has been imprisoned since 2000, ruling that he was a juvenile when the crime was committed in 1996.
The Madras High Court has ordered the release of a life convict who has been imprisoned since 2000, on the ground that he was a juvenile when he committed the crime. The order was passed by a division bench of Justices Anita Sumanth and Sunder Mohan while allowing a writ petition filed by the convict's cousin, A Suresh of Deveganapalli in Krishnagiri district.
The petitioner argued that his cousin, now aged 46, was a minor when the offense occurred. The convict was sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in 2000 for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in 1996. He had been in prison since then. His appeal against the conviction was dismissed by the High Court in 2007. The recent writ petition sought his release on the ground of his juvenile status at the time of the crime.
Tamil NaduLaw and crime
Madras High Court orders release of life convict who was juvenile at time of crime
The Madras High Court has ordered the release of a life convict who has been imprisoned since 2000, ruling that he was a juvenile when the crime was committed in 1996.
The Madras High Court has ordered the release of a life convict who has been imprisoned since 2000, on the ground that he was a juvenile when he committed the crime. The order was passed by a division bench of Justices Anita Sumanth and Sunder Mohan while allowing a writ petition filed by the convict's cousin, A Suresh of Deveganapalli in Krishnagiri district.
The petitioner argued that his cousin, now aged 46, was a minor when the offense occurred. The convict was sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in 2000 for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in 1996. He had been in prison since then. His appeal against the conviction was dismissed by the High Court in 2007. The recent writ petition sought his release on the ground of his juvenile status at the time of the crime.