Supreme Court stays death sentence of convict in Pudukkottai rape and murder of 7-year-old

The appellant was convicted by the trial court for the rape and murder of a 7-year-old Dalit child in 2020. The Madras High Court had upheld the conviction and death sentence leading to the appeal before the apex court.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the death sentence imposed on a flower-seller convicted for the rape and murder of a minor in 2020 in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai [Samivel @ Raja vs State of Tamil Nadu].

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