KARNATAKA HIGH COURT: ISSUED GUIDELINES TO PROSECUTION FOR SEEKING DEATH PENALTY; CONSIDER PSYCHOLOGICAL STATUS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF ACCUSED

The Karnataka High Court in the case Byluru Thippaiah And State of Karnataka in the case observed and has issued guidelines for the prosecution to follow while seeking Death Sentence before the trial court and during the confirmation of sentence in the Appellate court.

The Division bench comprising of Justice Suraj Govindaraj and Justice G Basavaraja in the case observed and has issued the guidelines while upholding the conviction and death sentence handed down to accused Byluru Thippaiah, 43, for murdering his wife, the sister-in-law and the three children who are below the age of 10 years, wherein suspecting the suspecting the fidelity of his wife.

The bench in the case observed while holding the accused guilty wherein considering the issue of sentence in order to analyse the mitigating factors, thus, calling upon the reports from various authorities.