Madras High Court upholds life sentence of man for murder of class 9 girl who rebuffed his advances

The Court said in its judgment that present day youngsters run short on emotional quotient and are prone to taking extreme steps at the slightest of disturbance or rejection.
Justice Nisha Banu and Justice Anand Venkatesh
Justice Nisha Banu and Justice Anand Venkatesh
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The Madras High Court recently upheld the conviction and life sentence handed down by a Sessions Court to a man who had murdered a class 9 girl by setting her ablaze, after she had rebuffed his advances [Balamurugan vs The State].

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