In a rare decision, the Supreme Court gave a “new lease of life” to a woman convicted of killing her fiancé, pausing her sentence and granting 8 weeks to seek pardon, saying, “They were not born as criminals.”
Madras High Court judge, Justice G.R. Swaminathan along with his wife, visited the home of a bedridden litigant’s father to personally assess his mental state, ensuring fair evaluation amid claims of unsoundness raised during the legal proceedings.
