Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Murder but Reduces Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment. Rustic Woman's Premeditated Murder of Rival and Child Warrants Life Imprisonment Due to Mitigating Circumstances and Legislative Shift Making Capital Punishment an Exception Under Section 367(5) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and Sections 302, 201 of Indian Penal Code....
The appellant Ediga Anamma, a young rustic woman, was convicted for the murder of Ansuya and her infant daughter Nirmala. The respondent is State of Andhra Pradesh. The case arose from a love triangle...




