Death Sentence Commuted, But Convict To Spend Rest Of His Life In Jail:Madras HC

Arunima Bhattacharya

26 Oct 2016 10:23 PM IST

  • Death Sentence Commuted, But Convict To Spend Rest Of His Life In Jail:Madras HC

     The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) in Nisha v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors, has made it clear that the petitioner’s brother, being the convict here whose death sentence was commuted by the President under Article 72 of the Constitution, was to spend the rest of his life in prison, as expressly stated by the Presidential Order.The convict in question is 43-year-old Sheik Meeran,...

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