Judge, Palakkad. In the said case, she was accused of
having committed infanticide and was charged along with her mother, Pazhani
Amma, for committing offences ... against the 2nd accused, the allegation is that despite knowing about the
infanticide committed by her daughter, she failed to disclose the information
reference
is to be made with the Government in the case of
infanticide, wherein it is stipulated that in all cases,
where women are convicted ... clearly defined in the IPC . However,
provisions in the prevention of female infanticide bill,
2019 has conceived that a girl infant as to mean
Rules of Practice, Kerala 1982 contains a specific provision in
case of infanticide. Rule 131 of the Criminal Rules of
Practice reads as follows ... Reference to Government in case of
infanticide.- In all cases where women are
convicted for the murder of their infant children, a
reference shall
Judge and consequently [he accused who committed the heinous crime which includes infanticide in a diabolic manner were allowed to go scotfree.
16. The prosecution
JUDGMENT
Bhavadasan, J,
Appellant was prosecuted for the offences of uxoricide,
Infanticide and also for causing disappearance of evidence. He was
found guilty
charge sheeted for the offence punishable
under Section 302 IPC for the infanticide of Shouvana aged 6 months
and also for the commission of offence
wife, the second accused.
3. This is an alleged case of infanticide. The
accused are natives of Uttar Pradesh. One Subahani found the
dead body
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evidence
on record. The allegation of the prosecution is that accused
committed infanticide of their own new born baby in fulfilment of
their secret agreement ... arriving at a finding that accused/appellants herein are
guilty for infanticide.
i. A1 was not convicted for offence under Section 120B
Sabu and his wife Sreedevi,
alleging that their child was subjected to infanticide due to
the incompetency of the petitioner and they also raised
serious