Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 495 · Decided 4 May 2023
Nagarathinam v. State Through the Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 495 · [2023] 4 S.C.R. 1124
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1389/2023
- Decided
- 4 May 2023
- Bench
- AJAY RASTOGI, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 309
Headnote
Premature Release - Appellant had an affair with 'S', who threatened her often - Appellant took decision to commit suicide along with her children - Appellant survived - Children died - Trial Court convicted appellant u/ss. 302 High Court partly allowed appeal, acquitted appellant u/s. 309 and upheld the conviction u/s. 302 IPC - After undergoing imprisonment for 20 years, appellant applied for premature release - However, same was rejected by the State - Held: Appellant was in tremendous mental
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