Udamalpet Shankar murder: Madras HC acquits man accused in honour killing of son-in-law, death sentence of five others accused commuted

All six persons were awarded the death penalty by the trial court. The High Court found that the prosecution had failed to link the circumstances which would have unerringly pointed towards Chinnasamy's guilt.
Madras High Court
Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday set aside the death penalty awarded to various accused in the Udamalpet Shankar murder case, also finding that the prosecution had failed to prove that the murder originated from a conspiracy for honour killing by Shankar's father-in-law.

The ruling was passed by a Division Bench of Justices M Sathyanarayanan and B Nirmal Kumar.

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