Published on : 03 Oct 2025, 12:01 pm 3 min read

The Kerala High Court recently upheld the conviction and life sentence of a man found guilty of attacking his wife and four children by pouring acid on them.

A Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice KV Jayakumar also directed the State government to pay ₹3 lakhs each to the convict's wife and four minor children who were injured in the attack, on finding that the trial court had failed to consider the aspect of victim compensation.

The Bench stressed that in acid attack cases, courts must ensure victims get proper financial relief.

The High Court passed the ruling in a criminal appeal filed by the accused man, who challenged the trial court's verdict against him.

The crime occurred on January 17, 2019, at around 3

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