Assam Migrant Labourer Acquitted in Rape-Murder Case of 60-Year-Old Woman; Death Sentence Set Aside: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court delivered a significant judgment in Death Sentence Reference No. 1 of 2021 and Criminal Appeal No. 974 of 2022, acquitting an accused who had earlier been sentenced to death by the trial court for the offences of rape and murder. The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian set aside the conviction after finding major lapses in investigation and lack of…
