MEERUT, Oct. 17 -- A court in Meerut on Friday sentenced a woman and her lover to death for murdering her husband and attempting to pass off the crime as a snakebite, bringing a verdict in the sensational case 547 days after the incident. Additional district and sessions judge, Jaiveer Singh Nagar, awarded the death penalty to Ravita, 24, and Amardeep, 26, after convicting them of murdering Amit Kashyap alias Mikky, 25, and destroying evidence. He began the 131-page judgment by quoting a verse from the Manusmriti regarding the duties of a ruler and the importance of maintaining order in society. Quoting the original verse, the judgement went on to explain: "Fear of punishment keeps society under control. Without punishment, the wicked would prey upon the righteous."P6...