Death sentence referred to High Court
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The death sentence awarded by Pudukottai Mahila Court to a 34-year-old man from Gujarat for the sexual assault and murder of an intellectually disabled 17-year-old boy was referred to the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday, for confirmation of the sentence. The incident took place in December 2019.
A Division Bench of Justices K. Kalyanasundaram and G. Ilangovan ordered notice to the State in the referred trial and adjourned the hearing. The 34-year-old man Thanish Patel, a heavy vehicle operator in a private crusher unit near Kolathur, had kidnapped the boy and sexually assaulted him. The boy suffered grievous injuries due to the assault.
Death sentences referred to HC
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MADURAI
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday ordered notice on two referred trials. The death sentences awarded by trial courts in the case of rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Pudukottai and the case of murder of a 19-year-old pregnant woman by her 36-year-old husband in Theni were referred to the High Court for confirmation.
A Division Bench of Justices K. Kalyanasundaram and G. Ilangovan ordered notices to the State and adjourned the hearing in the cases. In December last year, Pudukottai Mahila Court awarded death sentence to M. Samivel alias Raja, 25, for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Embal village.