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SC stayed the death sentence of former Congress leader Sushil Sharma, who was convicted in the sensational Tandoor murder case.
Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday stayed the death sentence of former Congress leader Sushil Sharma, who was convicted in the sensational Tandoor murder case.
A bench of Justices SB Sinha and Markandey Katju, while admitting the appeal filed by Sharma, who killed his wife Naina Sahni, referred the matter to a three-judge bench for further hearing.