The Madras High Court has temporarily suspended the life sentence imposed on a 28-year-old woman who administered insecticide to her nine-year-old daughter before attempting suicide due to the inability to repay a loan from a women’s self-help group. Justices S.S. Sundar and M. Sunder Mohan noted a lack of intention to murder and suggested a conviction under a different section. The woman’s counsel highlighted the family’s tragic circumstances, with the husband’s subsequent death and two surviving children. The court considered these factors, temporarily halting the sentence pending appeal, challenging the conviction on September 22, 2022.