Supreme Court of India
Nagarathinam v. State through the Inspector of Police
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Premature Release – Appellant had an affair with ‘S’ , who threatened her often – Appellant took decision to co mmit suicide along with her children – Appellant survived – Children died – Trial Court convicted appellant u/ss. 302 and 309 IPC – igh Court partly allowed appeal, acquitted appellant u/s. 309 and upheld th e conviction u/s. 302 IPC – After undergoing imprison ment for 20 years, appellant applied for premature release – Ho wever, same was rejected by the State – Held: Appellant was in tremendous mental stress when she administered poison to her children – Application for premature
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