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Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Death Sentence in Triple Murder Case
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News18•16-10-2026, 00:45
Uttarakhand High Court Quashes Death Sentence in Triple Murder Case
- •The Uttarakhand High Court set aside the death sentence awarded to Sanjay Singh for the brutal murder of his mother, elder brother, and pregnant sister-in-law in December 2014.
- •A Division Bench directed the state government to provide the convict with appropriate treatment for his mental illness and release him upon recovery.
- •The court noted that the trial court had overlooked crucial medical evidence regarding the convict's severe mental condition at the time of the incident.
- •A medical board confirmed that the convict was suffering from mental illness and was unable to understand the consequences of his actions, though his condition is treatable.
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The Uttarakhand High Court set aside the death sentence after it was established that the convict was suffering from a serious mental illness at the time of the incident and could not understand the consequences of his actions.
The Division Bench directed the state government to provide the convict with appropriate medical treatment for his mental illness and to release him once he has fully recovered.
The incident occurred on December 13, 2014, in Gumal village of Tehri Garhwal, where Sanjay Singh killed three family members with a sword. In August 2021, an Additional District and Sessions Judge court convicted him and sentenced him to death.
