The final verdict from the CBI court has come a day after they were proven guilty and along with a life sentence for murder, the convicts were also been awarded with the seven years of prison sentence for destroying evidence.
Former MP Ramachandran and his son Rajasekaran were sentenced to seven years of imprisonment each and the court had levied with a penalty of Rs 1.11 crore each.
Governor, as head of the state, enjoys constitutional rights under Article 161 towards acquitting the convicts or lowering the sentences awarded to the inmates.