SC acquits 6 falsely implicated death row convicts in a 16 year old crime; orders reinvestigation
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dr. AK Sikri, SA Nazeer and MR Shah, JJ has acquitted 6 death row convicts and
Death sentence
Here’s why SC commuted the death sentence of man who killed his wife and 5 children to LI
Supreme Court: “The mercy petition is the last hope of a person on death row. Every dawn will give rise to a
MP HC | Death sentence confirmed in case of rape of 4 year old girl; held a rarest of the rare case
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The criminal appeal was filed before a Division Bench of P.K. Jaiswal and Anjuli Palo, JJ. by the
MP HC | Death sentence confirmed as no mitigating circumstances found in favour of rape and murder accused
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This reference was made before a Division Bench of P.K. Jaiswal and B.K. Shrivastava, JJ. by ASJ, District
2014 software engineer rape and murder case| Mere good behaviour of under-trial prisoner doesn’t absolve him of cruel act; death sentence confirmed
“It took me quite a long time develop the voice and now that I have it, I am not going to be
Probability of reform and rehabilitation and not its possibility or impossibility to be considered before awarding death sentence: SC
“While the crime is important, the criminal is equally important insofar as the sentencing process is concerned.” -Madan B. Lokur, J. Supreme
Retrial of order of ‘death sentence’ directed by the High Court to the trial court
Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rakesh Kumar & Arvind Srivastava JJ., while setting aside the order of death sentence,
Appeal dismissed by affirming the decision of High Court in drug trafficking case; Death sentence imposed
Court of Appeal of Malaysia: The Bench comprising of Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, JCA, Yaacob Haji Md Sam, JCA, Zabariah Mohd Yusof,
Nothing other than “death sentence” is the punishment for gruesome murder of a child only to satisfy lust
Madhya Pradesh High Court: While dismissing the appeals filed in regard to the commitment of heinous crime of gang rape and murder,
Death Sentence cannot be commuted on another’s plea if convict himself waived his right to appeal and seek legal help
Punjab and Haryana High Court: An interesting case came up before the High Court in which the sister of Balwant Rajoana (assassin
BREAKING| Death by Hanging: SC asks Centre to deliberate over the possibility of any other mode for death convicts
Supreme Court: In the plea seeking replacement of death by hanging, the Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to give a detailed
Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: ICJ orders in favour of India; Pakistan not to execute the death sentence pending final decision of the Court
International Court of Justice at the Hague pronounced it’s verdict in favour of India. It said that the conditions required to indicate
Showing signs of reformation after initiating Review petition not enough to save a man, who raped and brutally killed a 4-year old, from death sentence
Supreme Court: In the case where a 4-year old girl was raped and battered to death by the petitioner, the bench of
Consider the strata of society the accused comes from before awarding death sentence and constituting a case as rarest of rare: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court: The Court recently had to decide on a death reference under Section 366 CrPC against the order of conviction
Nirbhaya Case: Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal against capital punishment of accused persons
Supreme Court: Agreeing to hear the appeal against the capital punishment imposed on the convicts in the infamous ‘Nirbhaya’ case, the 3-judge
Pakistan SC: Schizophrenia is not a permanent mental disorder but mental imbalance, related to an individual’s level of stress
Pakistan Supreme Court: While dismissing the present petition seeking the leave to appeal against the decision of Lahore High Court which confirmed
Death penalty for 16 terror convicts, upheld
Supreme Court of Pakistan: While deciding 16 petitions filed by civilians who had been convicted for terror related activities and had been
Double death sentence and double life imprisonment in rape and murder case, confirmed
Bombay High Court: In a first sentencing of its kind, a bench comprising of Bhushan Gavai and Prasanna Varale, JJ. confirmed double
Death sentence of a killer of 13 year old child commuted to imprisonment of 25 years
Calcutta High Court: In a dreadful incident involving murder of a 13 year old step-son by his father and for having carnal
Death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and killing a 4 year old girl
Supreme Court: In a heinous crime committed by a married man aged 47 where he made a 4 year old girl the