Supreme Court of India
Moorthy v. State of Tamil Nadu
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the sentence of death passed against the appellant under s. 302, Indian Penal Code, should be C converted to imprisonment for life.
Judgment, page 5
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Indian Penal Code, 1860: Section 302-Appellant convicted of murder of lady and son-Death sentence by trial court-Confirmed by High Court-Courts below-Whether right in imposing death penalty- Mitigating circumstances-Unfortunate relationship between deceased, an elderly lady and appellant, in mid 20s-Sudden spurning by partner-Appellant experiencing disappointment of discarded /over Vicious effect of film picturising violence seen by appellant-Supreme Court converting death sentence to life imprisonment. The prosecution case was: The appellant, who was working under P.W.l, developed intimacy
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