Uttarakhand High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Repeatedly Committing Rape Upon 5-Yr-Old Step-Sister
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttarakhand High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Repeatedly Committing Rape Upon 5-Yr-Old Step-Sister

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The Uttarakhand High Court has recently commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for repeatedly committing rape upon his five-year-old orphan cousin and assaulting her numerous times. While lessening the punishment awarded to the convict to twenty-year rigorous imprisonment, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed – “…we are of the opinion that it is not a case where extreme death sentence should be imposed. The ends of justice would be met if we commute the sentence of death to the rigorous imprisonment for a term of twenty years.” Background of the Case Upon getting information from a secret informer, the police reached the spot and found the minor victim in the lap of a woman. We also concur with the learned trial court on the point of sentence, passed under Section 323 IPC.” While considering the legality and tenability of the sentence of death imposed upon the convict for the offence under Section 376-AB IPC, the Court took into consideration a catena of judgments of the Apex Court as well as the attending circumstances of the case in hand.

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'Death Penalty Not Warranted': Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Capital Sentence Awarded To Man For Murder Of Wife & Three Minor Children
3 days, 8 hours ago

'Death Penalty Not Warranted': Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Capital Sentence Awarded To Man For Murder Of Wife & Three Minor Children

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The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently commuted the extreme sentence of death awarded by a Sessions Court to a man who was found guilty for commission of murder of his wife and three minor children. While finding the crime to be heinous but not 'rarest of rare', the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Singh and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad …

Chhattisgarh HC commutes death sentence of man convicted of rape and murder of 7-year-old girl as he is from backward caste
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Chhattisgarh HC commutes death sentence of man convicted of rape and murder of 7-year-old girl as he is from backward caste

Op India  

On Wednesday, 4th December, the Chhattisgarh High Court overturned a man’s death sentence for kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and murdering a seven-year-old child in the year 2021. While acknowledging the intensity of the crime, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad also claimed that the case did not meet the stringent ‘rarest of the rare’ …

'Belongs To Backward Community, Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Rape & Murder Of 7 Yr-Old
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Belongs To Backward Community, Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Rape & Murder Of 7 Yr-Old

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The Chhattisgarh High Court has commuted the extreme sentence of death imposed on a man for committing rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in the year 2021. While weighing the aggravating and mitigating circumstances against the accused-appellant, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad held – “These are the incriminating circumstances, but there …

Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Rape-Murder Of Engineering Student
3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Rape-Murder Of Engineering Student

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The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence of a man convicted for the rape and murder of a 19-year old engineering student in Jharkhand.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Pankaj Mithal and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, in the convict's challenge to a Jharkhand High Court order whereby his death sentence was confirmed.As per prosecution case, the deceased victim …

'No Criminal History': Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Death Penalty Imposed On Man Convicted For Rape And Murder Of Minor
1 month ago

'No Criminal History': Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Death Penalty Imposed On Man Convicted For Rape And Murder Of Minor

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling commuted the death sentence of a man convicted for rape and murder of a minor girl. The division bench observed, “…we have no hesitation in maintaining his sentence under Sections 302, 376, 377, 201, 363, 366 of the IPC, but societal interest can be balanced by holding that appellant shall remain …

33 Years Later, Rajasthan High Court Sentences Husband To Life Imprisonment For Wife's Murder; Sets Aside Acquittal Order
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33 Years Later, Rajasthan High Court Sentences Husband To Life Imprisonment For Wife's Murder; Sets Aside Acquittal Order

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While overturning a decision acquitting a man accused of murdering his first wife, the Rajasthan High Court observed that the trial court in its 1992 order had ignored the testimonies of the eyewitnesses due to minor contradictions as well as corroborative evidence, which was a patent error in law. The division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Munnuri …

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court

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While upholding the conviction of a juvenile for rape of a four-year-old girl, the Madhya Pradesh High Court lamented the "lenient" laws in the country so far as juvenile offenders are concerned. Justice Subodh Abhyankar sitting at Indore observed, “Court is once again at pains to observe that juveniles in this country are being treated rather too leniently, and that …

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor
3 months, 1 week ago

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. On …

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea
4 months, 1 week ago

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. In May, the Supreme Court also agreed to hear another plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's …

Kerala High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Murdering 3 & 7 Yr-Old Nephews, Imposes 30-Yr Rigorous Imprisonment Sentence
5 months ago

Kerala High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Murdering 3 & 7 Yr-Old Nephews, Imposes 30-Yr Rigorous Imprisonment Sentence

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The Kerala High Court has commuted the death penalty imposed upon Thomas Chacko alias Shibu to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment without remission for murdering his nephews aged 3 and 7. observed that Constitutional Courts have the power to substitute the death penalty imposed by the Trial Court to imprisonment for a fixed term without remission in appropriate cases. Taking …

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict
5 months ago

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a 30-year-old law student in Kerala in 2016. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the convict's plea challenging the Kerala High Court's May 20 verdict that upheld his conviction and confirmed …

Undertrials Unable To Effectively Defend Themselves Due To Poor Socio-Economic Status, Leads To Sole Focus On Gravity Of Offence: Calcutta HC Reverses Death Sentence
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Undertrials Unable To Effectively Defend Themselves Due To Poor Socio-Economic Status, Leads To Sole Focus On Gravity Of Offence: Calcutta HC Reverses Death Sentence

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has recently reversed a death sentence awarded to a man who was accused of brutally murdering a home-maker and her 13-year-old daughter with a sharp and heavy weapon.A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Partha Sarathi Sen were adjudicating upon a death reference case wherein the trial court had handed a death sentence to Padam …

Created Fear & Vulnerability Amongst Women, Had Profound Impact On Society: Kerala High Court Confirms Death Sentence Of Man Convicted Of Brutal Rape-Murder
7 months ago

Created Fear & Vulnerability Amongst Women, Had Profound Impact On Society: Kerala High Court Confirms Death Sentence Of Man Convicted Of Brutal Rape-Murder

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court today confirmed the death sentence imposed upon Muhammed Ameer-Ul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam for committing the rape and murder of a law student in Perumbavoor on April 28, 2016. It said, “The Court stated that the brutality committed by the accused on the body of the victim to cause her death can only be …

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case
7 months ago

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case

India TV News  

The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Ameerul Islam, convicted in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old Dalit law student in Perumbavoor. The high court dismissed Islam's appeal against the sessions court verdict and confirmed the capital punishment. The court had said that the confirmation of the capital punishment was also made based on …

Kerala High Court Declines To Suspend Execution Of Monson Mavunkal's Life Sentence For Sexually Abusing Employee's Minor Daughter
8 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Declines To Suspend Execution Of Monson Mavunkal's Life Sentence For Sexually Abusing Employee's Minor Daughter

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea by Monson Mavunkal to suspend the execution of his life imprisonment sentence passed by the trial court in a sexual assault case.“It is to be noted that the petitioner has been awarded the imprisonment for life on three different counts by the learned Additional Sessions Judge. The Kerala High Court has dismissed …

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram
10 months ago

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

A 28-year-old man was given the death penalty by a sessions court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl after abducting her when she was stepping out of a ‘bhandara’ organised near a temple in Sector-66 five years ago. Sunil, who belongs to UP’s Mahoba, is facing trials in two more cases of rape and murder of minor …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped His Minor Daughter, Cites His Marginalised Background
10 months, 1 week ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped His Minor Daughter, Cites His Marginalised Background

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence imposed on a man convicted for raping his own minor daughter, considering that he belonged to a marginalised part of the society.A division bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji said, "No doubt that the act as such is horrific and there can be no sympathy shown …

Supreme Court Sentences Man Who Raped 7 Year Old Girl In Temple To 30 Years Imprisonment
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Sentences Man Who Raped 7 Year Old Girl In Temple To 30 Years Imprisonment

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In a horrifying incident where a 40-year-old man raped a seven-year-old Child, the Supreme Court imposed the sentence of 30 years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rupees One Lakh. When such an act was done by the petitioner, who was then aged 40 years and X who was then aged only 7 years and the evidence that when …

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019

Hindustan Times  

A fast track court at Palwal sentenced a 23-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping and murdering a minor girl in 2019. The court also granted a sum of ₹ 25 lakhs to the parents of the victim as final compensation as per the Victim Compensation Scheme, 2020. The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act court, in …

Haryana man gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor
1 year, 3 months ago

Haryana man gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor

Hindustan Times  

A court in Kaithal of Haryana on Saturday awarded death sentence to a 22-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a seven-and-a-half year old girl last year. “The way the culprit has brutalized the girl is intolerable.” The special Pocso court also announced financial assistance of ₹30 lakh to the kin of the deceased by the District Legal Services Authority. …

Bombay High Court Commutes Man’s Death Sentence To 25 Yrs Imprisonment For Rape, Murder Of 6-Yr-Old
1 year, 3 months ago

Bombay High Court Commutes Man’s Death Sentence To 25 Yrs Imprisonment For Rape, Murder Of 6-Yr-Old

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The division bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Abhay S Waghwase observed that the trial court did not consider mitigating factors, including the convict's background and the absence of any prior criminal record while awarding the death penalty. The Bombay High Court on Friday commuted the death sentence to 25-year fixed-term imprisonment for a 36 years old labour, convicted …

Victim Turned Hostile, Weak Medical Evidence: Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Man Accused Of Committing Sodomy On 14-Yr-Old
1 year, 3 months ago

Victim Turned Hostile, Weak Medical Evidence: Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Man Accused Of Committing Sodomy On 14-Yr-Old

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently acquitted a man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for allegedly committing sodomy on a 14 years old boy.“the effect of the victim completely resiling from his statements Ex. The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently acquitted a man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for allegedly committing sodomy on a 14 years old boy. …

Nothing Has Improved Even A Decade After Nirbhaya: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Convicts Grandfather Of Raping Toddler
1 year, 4 months ago

Nothing Has Improved Even A Decade After Nirbhaya: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Convicts Grandfather Of Raping Toddler

Live Law  

Upholding the conviction of a man accused of raping his one-year-old granddaughter, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently expressed its concern that despite over a decade since the heinous Nirbhaya case, little progress has been made in addressing the increasing crimes against women and children. The case revolved around the brutal rape of a minor child, committed …

Rape & Murder Of 4-Year-Old: Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Convict's Death Penalty To Life Sentence Without Remission
1 year, 4 months ago

Rape & Murder Of 4-Year-Old: Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Convict's Death Penalty To Life Sentence Without Remission

Live Law  

Observing that the case does not fall under the category of the rarest of rare, the Madhya Pradesh High Court commuted a convict's sentence of death penalty to life imprisonment without remission, in a case for the murder and rape of a 3 years and 4 month old girl. The division bench of Chief Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal MIshra …

Uttarakhand: Court sentences 3 to life imprisonment in 11-year-old murder case
1 year, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand: Court sentences 3 to life imprisonment in 11-year-old murder case

India TV News  

A court here on Friday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for killing an RTI activist 11 years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge Mukesh Chand Arya also imposed a fine of Rs 21,000 each on the three convicts. Government advocate Anuj Kumar Saini said that RTI activist and retired teacher Jagdish Prasad Chauhan was murdered in a field near …

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction After 17 Yrs, Says Non-Compliance With Section 313 CrPC Prejudiced Accused
1 year, 5 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction After 17 Yrs, Says Non-Compliance With Section 313 CrPC Prejudiced Accused

Live Law  

While setting aside a rape conviction handed down 17 years ago, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court highlighted a crucial failure on the part of the Trial Court to adhere to the mandatory procedure outlined in Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code. It emphasized that convicting the appellant-accused solely based on incriminating evidence, without providing an opportunity …

Calcutta HC Suspends Sentence of Woman Convicted for Killing of 6-Yr-Old Step-daughter
1 year, 5 months ago

Calcutta HC Suspends Sentence of Woman Convicted for Killing of 6-Yr-Old Step-daughter

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court recently suspended the sentence of a woman who was convicted for murdering her six-year-old step-daughter by poisoning. “There is no certainty of the appeal being finally decided at an early date given the large number of cases pending, and also on an overall appreciation and assimilation of the nature and quality of the evidence on record, …

Custodial Death Of 26-Yr-Old: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, 10 Years Sentence Of Uttar Pradesh Cops In 2006 Case
1 year, 5 months ago

Custodial Death Of 26-Yr-Old: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, 10 Years Sentence Of Uttar Pradesh Cops In 2006 Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today upheld the conviction and 10 years of sentence awarded to five cops of the Uttar Pradesh Police over custodial torture resulting in death of a young 26-years-old man in 2006. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal dismissed the appeals moved by the five police officials and upheld the trial court …

Delhi High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man For Murder Of 12-Yr-Old, Modifies Sentence To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment Without Remission
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man For Murder Of 12-Yr-Old, Modifies Sentence To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment Without Remission

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old minor boy in 2009. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal modified the sentence awarded to Jeevak Nagpal to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment without remission. “The sentence of the appellant is thus modified to rigorous …

Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence To 20 Years Imprisonment In 2015 Rape And Murder Case
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence To 20 Years Imprisonment In 2015 Rape And Murder Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has modified life sentence in a 2015 rape and murder case to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 20 years without remission, while considering the mitigating and extenuating circumstances. "At the same time, the diabolic and depraved manner in which the appellant took the victim to a solitary place and not only sexually assaulted her but …

Telangana High Court Commutes Death Penalty of Three In Gang Rape And Murder Case, Sentences Them To Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath
1 year, 7 months ago

Telangana High Court Commutes Death Penalty of Three In Gang Rape And Murder Case, Sentences Them To Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has commuted the death penalty of three convicts in a case of gang rape and murder of a Schedule Caste women in 2019. The court held that the prosecution has established by leading cogent and convincing evidence that on 24.11.2019, while the deceased was going towards Ramnaik Thanda, the accused followed her and when she reached …

Chhattisgarh High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Murder, Rape Of 12 Year Old To Life Imprisonment
1 year, 7 months ago

Chhattisgarh High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Murder, Rape Of 12 Year Old To Life Imprisonment

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court, while partly allowing a criminal appeal filed by a POCSO convict, has commuted the death sentence awarded to him by the lower court to imprisonment for life. “In case of conviction under Section 302 of the IPC or any conviction for an offence punishable with death or in the alternative imprisonment for life, the Court is …

SC commutes death penalty of man convicted of killing sister, her partner
1 year, 7 months ago

SC commutes death penalty of man convicted of killing sister, her partner

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to a man who had murdered his sister and her lover in 2017, observing he has been found to be "well-behaved" and without a criminal mindset. While observing that no interference was warranted with the concurrent findings of the trial court and the high court which convicted …

20 years in jail, no remission for father who raped child: Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

20 years in jail, no remission for father who raped child: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

A man, convicted for raping his nine-year-old daughter, has been ordered to undergo 20 years of imprisonment without remission by the Supreme Court saying sanctity of the very relationship were destroyed by his debauched and devastating acts. A special fast track court here had held the man guilty in 2013 and convicted him under Sections 376, 377 and 506 of …

Delhi HC suspends man's rape sentence. Because girl misrepresented her age
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi HC suspends man's rape sentence. Because girl misrepresented her age

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court has suspended the sentence of a man, who was convicted for raping a minor, noting that the girl had voluntarily gone with him by misrepresenting herself to be a major. Justice Jasmeet Singh noted in an order on Friday that the girl was 17 years and four months old when she eloped with the man. Justice …

If Life Imprisonment Is Imposed On Murder Convict, Term Sentence For Other Offences Runs Concurrently: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

If Life Imprisonment Is Imposed On Murder Convict, Term Sentence For Other Offences Runs Concurrently: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that if a term of life imprisonment under section 302 of Indian Penal Code is imposed on an accused and another fixed term sentence is imposed for another charge, then both sentences will run concurrently and not consecutively. The Sessions Court in terms of its order dated 09.12.2010, convicted the petitioners herein and sentenced …

Court sentences Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment in 2013 rape case
1 year, 10 months ago

Court sentences Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment in 2013 rape case

Deccan Chronicle  

AHMEDABAD: A court in Gandhinagar on Tuesday sentenced self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, convicted in a rape case filed by a former woman disciple in 2013, to life imprisonment. The 81-year-old is currently lodged in a Jodhpur jail, where he is serving life sentence in another case of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013. The court …

Convict's Death Does Not Discharge His Liability To Pay Fine Imposed By Court, Can Be Recovered From His Estate: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Convict's Death Does Not Discharge His Liability To Pay Fine Imposed By Court, Can Be Recovered From His Estate: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that death of the convict does not discharge his liability from paying fine and compensation imposed by court. A single judge bench of Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by one Thotlegowda challenging the order by which he was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 135 and 138 …

Madras HC Reduces Life Sentence Given to Woman, Who Set Ablaze Her Minor Daughter, to 10 Years in Jail
1 year, 11 months ago

Madras HC Reduces Life Sentence Given to Woman, Who Set Ablaze Her Minor Daughter, to 10 Years in Jail

News 18  

The Madras High Court recently commuted the life sentence awarded to a woman who had been convicted for setting her 13-year-old daughter on fire to 10 years in jail. The division bench reasoned that from the facts of the case, it appeared that the incident happened as a result of a quarrel between the mother and the daughter over the …

Vismaya Dowry Death Case: Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Husband Kiran Kumar's 10-Yrs Sentence
2 years ago

Vismaya Dowry Death Case: Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Husband Kiran Kumar's 10-Yrs Sentence

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the application filed by Kiran Kumar, the convict in the Vismaya dowry death case, seeking an interim order for suspension of his 10 years sentence.The application was moved in a Criminal Appeal against his conviction and sentence handed down in May this year following his wife's death under mysterious circumstances, after she had …

Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl : SC Clarifies Order Commuting Death Penalty, Convict To Undergo 20 Years Imprisonment For Rape Offences
2 years, 1 month ago

Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl : SC Clarifies Order Commuting Death Penalty, Convict To Undergo 20 Years Imprisonment For Rape Offences

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, recently, clarified its judgment dated 19.04.2022 wherein death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a four year old girl was commuted to life imprisonment.In the said judgment, the Court had commuted the death sentence imposed for the offence of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code as life imprisonment. The Supreme …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Reduces Rape Convict's Sentence Considering He Had Left Minor Victim Alive
2 years, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Reduces Rape Convict's Sentence Considering He Had Left Minor Victim Alive

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently reduced the sentence of a rape convict from life imprisonment to 20 years of imprisonment on the ground that he did not kill the 4-year-old victim after the heinous act. Singh did not find any fault in the conviction of the Appellant but found it fit to extend him the benefit of …

Madhya Pradesh High Court reduces sentence of rape convict for 'sparing' minor victim's life
2 years, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court reduces sentence of rape convict for 'sparing' minor victim's life

India Today  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reduced the life sentence of a rape convict after it noted that even though the crime was demonic, the convict was "kind enough" to spare the child's life. The Indore bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice SK Singh of the high court reduced the life sentence of the convict to 20 years. The …

"Sacred Relation Of Uncle & Niece Was Besmirched": PH High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Who Raped 12-Year-Old Niece
2 years, 3 months ago

"Sacred Relation Of Uncle & Niece Was Besmirched": PH High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Who Raped 12-Year-Old Niece

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday upheld the life sentence awarded to a man who had raped his own 12-year-old niece in the year 2008. Noting that the accused was the real uncle of the victim, the Court remarked thus:"The factual matrix of this appeal is unfortunately related to a sordid and obnoxious incident, where the appellant, who …

Faced "Agony Of Trial" For 9.5 Yrs: Punjab & Haryana High Court Reduces Sentence In Rash & Negligent Driving Case
2 years, 3 months ago

Faced "Agony Of Trial" For 9.5 Yrs: Punjab & Haryana High Court Reduces Sentence In Rash & Negligent Driving Case

Live Law  

Taking into consideration the "agony of trial" faced by the petitioner, who was convicted in a rash and negligent driving case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has reduced the sentence of 1 year to the period of detention already undergone, i.e., 6 months. The bench comprising Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill relied on the view taken by the Apex Court …

Bombay High Court reduces sentence of man accused of raping mentally retarded woman
2 years, 4 months ago

Bombay High Court reduces sentence of man accused of raping mentally retarded woman

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has reduced the sentence of a man, convicted for the rape of a woman with mild mental retardation, to 10 years imprisonment from a life sentence that was granted earlier by the trial court. "In the present case, the victim is a helpless, mild mentally retarded girl and thus, the present case requires to be dealt …

SC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Who Raped, Killed 4-Yr-Old. A Look at 5 Such Orders Since 2020
2 years, 8 months ago

SC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Who Raped, Killed 4-Yr-Old. A Look at 5 Such Orders Since 2020

News 18  

The Supreme Court this week commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of the rape and murder a four-year-old girl in a Madhya Pradesh village in April 2013. Here’s a look at recent instances in which the Supreme Court commuted the death penalty of rapists and murderers convicted for harming children: February 2022: Supreme Court commutes death sentence awarded …

"Every Sinner Has A Future": Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Imposed On Man For Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl
2 years, 8 months ago

"Every Sinner Has A Future": Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Imposed On Man For Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of four year old girl.The bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi observed that the maximum punishment prescribed may not always be the determinative factor for repairing the crippled psyche of the offender.The Trial Court had awarded death …

Assam: Man gets 10 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing minor boy
2 years, 8 months ago

Assam: Man gets 10 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing minor boy

Firstpost  

Lala police had arrested the man and submitted the charge sheet before the court on 30 June 2018 Hailakandi: The Court of Special Judge in Assam’s Hailakandi district has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 for sexually abusing an 11-year-old minor boy four years ago. The man booked under Section …

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