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Crime
High Court frees convict after 10-year term for murder with stone-head blow in Madhya Pradesh
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 11 Oct 2026, 10:45 PM
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A Madhya Pradesh High Court panel ordered the release of a prisoner who had served ten years for a murder committed by striking the victim on the head with a stone during an altercation.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted release to a prisoner who had completed a ten‑year term for a homicide. The court’s decision was based on the fact that the convicted person had served the full period of his sentence.
The murder stemmed from a heated altercation in which the accused struck the victim on the head with a stone, causing fatal injuries. Medical reports confirmed that the blow to the skull was the direct cause of death.
The offender had been convicted by a lower court and sentenced to ten years of imprisonment. After serving the entire term, the high court ordered his release without additional penalties, citing the completion of the prescribed punishment.
Legal observers noted that the case had drawn media attention due to the unusual weapon used, but the court’s ruling adhered strictly to the statutory requirement that a prisoner be freed upon serving the full sentence.
The murder stemmed from a heated altercation in which the accused struck the victim on the head with a stone, causing fatal injuries. Medical reports confirmed that the blow to the skull was the direct cause of death.
The offender had been convicted by a lower court and sentenced to ten years of imprisonment. After serving the entire term, the high court ordered his release without additional penalties, citing the completion of the prescribed punishment.
Legal observers noted that the case had drawn media attention due to the unusual weapon used, but the court’s ruling adhered strictly to the statutory requirement that a prisoner be freed upon serving the full sentence.