
Death sentence referred to HC for confirmation
The Hindu
MaduraiThe death sentence awarded by the Pudukkottai Mahila Court to a man who beheaded his mother in 2018 at Maravanpatti in Pudukkottai district owing to a property dispute has been referred to the
Madurai
The death sentence awarded by the Pudukkottai Mahila Court to a man who beheaded his mother in 2018 at Maravanpatti in Pudukkottai district owing to a property dispute has been referred to the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court for confirmation of the sentence.
A Division Bench of Justices V. Bharathidasan and J. Nisha Banu ordered notice to the man T. Anand. He is said to have beheaded his mother T. Tilaka Rani at a bus stop in the village and then surrendered before the Village Administrative Officer. The Malaiyur police booked a case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.