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Death sentence

Case BriefsHigh Courts

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,

Published on May 11, 2018June 19, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

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

Published on November 29, 2017November 29, 2017By Saba
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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

Published on October 6, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHot Off The PressInternational CourtsNews

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

Published on May 18, 2017May 23, 2018By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

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

Published on May 3, 2017May 25, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

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

Published on February 14, 2017February 24, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

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

Published on February 3, 2017February 18, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

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

Published on November 1, 2016December 23, 2016By Saba
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

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

Published on September 2, 2016September 23, 2016By Sucheta
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

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

Published on October 17, 2015September 29, 2016By Sucheta
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High Courts

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

Published on April 17, 2015October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Supreme Court

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

Published on November 28, 2014October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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Supreme Court

Review Petitions of death row convicts to be heard in open court

Supreme Court: In a landmark judgment, where the 5 judge bench of R.M. Lodha, CJ and J.S. Khehar, Dr. A.K. Sikri, R.F.

Published on September 2, 2014October 14, 2015By Sucheta
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