Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Tamil Nadu Court Commutes Death Sentence
A man named D Sathish in Tamil Nadu was sentenced to life in prison instead of the death penalty.
He was accused of pushing his ex-girlfriend in front of a train because she did not want to be with him anymore.
The court decided that even though his actions were very wrong, he might be able to change and become a better person.
The court also said that the ex-girlfriend had the right to choose who she wanted to be with, and that did not give Sathish the right to take her life.
The court considered that Sathish had no criminal history before this incident and that he was acting out of frustration.
The family of the victim was deeply affected by her death, with her father committing suicide and her mother passing away due to cancer.
The court decided that life imprisonment was a fair punishment for Sathish's actions.
D Sathish was accused of pushing his ex-girlfriend in front of a train in 2022 at St Thomas Mount, Tamil Nadu.
The Madras High Court commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment, with no remission for 20 years.
The court found that Sathish's motive was clear: he was frustrated and angry because his ex-girlfriend had disowned him.
The court noted that the victim's family was devastated by her death, with her father committing suicide and her mother passing away due to cancer.
The court considered Sathish's age, lack of prior criminal history, and the possibility of his reformation in deciding to commute the sentence.
- Who
- D Sathish (accused) and his ex-girlfriend (victim)
- What
- D Sathish pushed his ex-girlfriend in front of a train, killing her
- When
- 2022
- Where
- St Thomas Mount, Tamil Nadu
- Why
- The ex-girlfriend had disowned him, leading to his frustration and rage
- Accused
- D Sathish
- Victim
- Student (ex-girlfriend)
- Crime
- Pushing ex-girlfriend in front of train
- Location
- St Thomas Mount, Tamil Nadu
- Year
- 2022
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment (20 years without remission)
- Court
- Madras High Court
- Judges
- Justices N Sathish Kumar and M Jothiraman