The on Thursday issued a notice to the state government on an appeal filed by a 24-year-old woman who was sentenced to death in January for poisoning and murdering her partner, Bar and Bench reported.

On January 20, a Thiruvananthapuram court for the murder of Sharon Raj. Her maternal uncle, Nirmalakumaran Nair, was also found guilty under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to the destruction of evidence and providing false information to protect an offender. Nair was sentenced to three years in jail.

A bench of Justices PB Suresh Kumar and Jobin Sebastian on Thursday was hearing an appeal filed by Greeshma against her conviction and death sentence.

The bench sought a response from the state government and also directed it to respond to an application filed by her to suspend her death penalty, Bar and Bench reported. Additionally, the bench suspended the three-year sentence given to Nair.

During the proceedings in the Thiruvananthapuram court, the prosecution contended that Greeshma’s family, in March 2022, arranged for her to marry a military officer despite her relationship with Raj. Greeshma allegedly plotted the murder because Raj had refused to end the relationship after her engagement.

According to the police, Greeshma told them that she had wanted to end her relationship with Raj and...