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Death sentence stayed

Legal Correspondent

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of a Kerala High Court judgment confirming the death sentence awarded to M.A. Antony of Aluva in Ernakulam district.

A Bench, comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and Lokeshwar Singh Panta, stayed the sentence on a special leave petition filed by Antony, challenging the September 18 judgment. It also issued notice to the Kerala Government.

The prosecution case was Antony murdered six persons of a family on January 6, 2001. A CBI special court slapped the death sentence, and on appeal the High Court confirmed it.

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