Court acquits a woman of murder charge after taking note of her mental disorder

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While acquitting a pistillate facing the complaint of murdering her hubby by taking into information the aesculapian study astir her intelligence disorder, a Mangaluru tribunal directed the situation authorities not to merchandise her immediately.

In the judgement dated December 23, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Sessions Court -1, Mangaluru, J.S. Mohana, asked the situation authorities to get Eliyamma examined astatine the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, and asked them not merchandise her till she was recovered to beryllium acceptable for release.

As per the chargesheet, Eliyamma hacked to decease her hubby Yohanan, who was asleep, successful their location successful Navoor colony of Belthangady taluk connected July 5, 2022. At the clip of framing of charges, Eliyamma admitted to murdering her husband. The Judge held the proceedings wherein each witnesser supported the lawsuit of prosecution.

A. Vikramraj, counsel for the accused, submitted to the tribunal astir NIMHANS Senior Resident Psychiatrist, Shivani Sivaramakrishnan, who treated Eliyamma for her intelligence disorder, arsenic per directions of the Karnataka High Court. He besides produced study fixed by her that said: “HCR 20 standard was applied and it shows that aboriginal hazard for unit if she is not connected medication” The adept besides observed astir her delusion of infidelity and delusion of persecution, which related to her delusional upset and its narration to the crime.

When witnesser summons was issued to the doctor, the Judge was told that her beingness earlier the tribunal cannot beryllium secured arsenic she was successful Australia, and her availability successful the adjacent aboriginal was ruled out. In lack of grounds of the doctor, the tribunal tin proceed with her report, the Judge observed.

Published - December 25, 2025 06:52 p.m. IST

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