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Patiala House Courts, Delhi
Case BriefsDistrict Court

No death penalty, but life imprisonment for Yasin Malik: Patiala House Courts stresses on why ‘Terror Funding’ should be recognized as one of the gravest offences

Patiala House Courts: Stating that the crimes for which the convict had been convicted were intended to strike at the heart of

Published on May 27, 2022June 3, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Honour Killing] ‘Could have cut off relations, instead opted to commit cold blooded murder’: Bom HC upholds death penalty of brother for pre-planned murder of sister and lover

Bombay High Court:  Division Bench of V.K. Jadhav and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., addressed a case of ‘Honour Killing’ by a brother

Published on December 16, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC awards 30 years RI to man who killed 2 brothers & nephew; Finds imposition of death penalty on the day of conviction itself, wrong 

Supreme Court: In a case where the trial court had convicted the accused and imposed death penalty on the very same day,

Published on December 10, 2021December 17, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC relief to death row convicts who killed 8 members of their brother’s family over property dispute; To serve LI for 30 years

“There is a bounden duty cast on the Courts to elicit information of all the relevant factors and consider those regarding the possibility of reformation, even if the accused remains silent.”

Published on November 27, 2021December 3, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Death penalty: The dilemma

by Aastik Dhingra†

Published on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021By Editor_4
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Death reference and the pervasive principles of natural justice

by Abhishek Goyal†

Published on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021By Editor_4
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Supreme Court of The United States
Case BriefsForeign Courts

SCOTUS allows Federal Executions; first federal executions in 17 years [Full Story]

Sucheta Sarkar, Editorial Assistant has put this story together

Published on July 27, 2020August 14, 2020By Editor_4
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Hot Off The PressNews

BREAKING| 7 years later, finally, a closure for Nirbhaya’s family; All 4 convicts hanged to death

All four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, namely, Mukesh, Akshay, Vinay, and Pawan, were sent to the

Published on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Nirbhaya case| Verdict on Vinay Kumar’s plea against rejection of mercy petition tomorrow

Supreme Court: A bench head by R. Banumathi, J has reserved the order on the issue of rejection of mercy petition of

Published on February 13, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Nirbhaya Case| Supreme Court Issues Notices To 4 Death Row Convicts

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, JJ has sought response from the four death row

Published on February 11, 2020February 14, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Centre moves SC seeking 7-day deadline for hanging death row convicts

Supreme Court: The Centre has moved the Supreme Court for fixing a seven-day deadline for executing death penalty of condemned prisoners. The

Published on January 23, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Patiala House Courts, Delhi
Hot Off The PressNews

BREAKING | Nirbhaya Gang Rape-Murder Case | Death warrant issued to the 4 convicts by Delhi’s Patiala House Court

As reported by ANI, Delhi’s Patiala Court has issued death warrant to the 4 Convicts in the Nirbhaya Ganga Rape and Murder

Published on January 7, 2020January 7, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Guj HC | No question of relief for the offences that shake the collective conscience of society; Court confirms death penalty in rape and murder case under POCSO Act

Gujarat High Court: A Division Bench of Bela M. Trivedi and A.C. Rao, JJ., dismissed an appeal filed on being aggrieved by

Published on January 3, 2020January 8, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Court commutes Death Penalty to Life Sentence as potential of rehabilitation remains

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ., has recently observed in a case of rape and

Published on December 26, 2019December 25, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | ‘Death sentence’ may or may not deter others; balance sheet of aggravating and mitigating circumstances must be made before its imposition

Calcutta High Court: A Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Suvra Ghosh, JJ. upheld the conviction of the appellants for the commission

Published on December 25, 2019January 2, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Death Penalty to Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case

As reported by media, A Three-Judge Bench of the Lahore High Court has pronounced the death penalty for General Pervez Musharraf in

Published on December 17, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Malaysia CoA | Thai national sentenced to death penalty for drug trafficking by invoking statutory presumption under Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Kamardin Hashim, Hanipah Farikullah, Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah, JCA dismissed the appeal filed by

Published on November 28, 2019December 12, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Foreign LegislationLegislation Updates

Parliament receives President’s assent for — the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019; Provision of “death penalty” included

After the Parliament approval, President of India, Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent for the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment)

Published on August 2, 2019August 21, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Legislation UpdatesStatutes/Bills/Ordinances

Rajya Sabha passes POCSO (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Rajya Sabha passed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, yesterday, i.e. 24-07-2019 with a death penalty provision for

Published on July 25, 2019August 2, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Death penalty of man accused of rape and murder of daughter reduced to life imprisonment

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of J.K. Maheshwari and Anjuli Palo, JJ. partly allowed a criminal petition filed by a

Published on July 17, 2019July 25, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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