
HC sets aside acquittal of five in murder case
The Hindu
Court awards life sentence to them and confirms acquittal of seven others
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has set aside a trial court order acquitting five key accused in a 2007 murder case registered in Thoothukudi, and awarded life sentence to them.
The court was hearing a criminal appeal filed by P. Thilagavathi of Thoothukudi district against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi, who in 2009 acquitted 12 persons accused of murdering her husband Pachaiperumal.

When reporters brought to her notice the claim by villagers that the late maharaja of Mysore Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar had gifted the land to them, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said she is not aware of the matter, but sought to assure people that no effort will be made to take back the land that had been gifted by the late maharaja.