Dr. Subbiah murder case | Madras High Court sets aside death sentence imposed on seven, and life sentence imposed on two others
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Dr. Subbiah murder case | Madras High Court sets aside death sentence imposed on seven, and life sentence imposed on two others

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Friday, June 14, 2024, set aside the conviction and death sentence imposed by a trial court on seven individuals as well as the life sentence imposed on two others, in connection with the 2013 sensational murder of neurosurgeon S.D. Ramesh and Sunder Mohan allowed the nine criminal appeals and acquitted the appellants P. Ponnusamy, his wife Mary Pushpam, their sons P. Basil and P. Boris and the others including B. William, H. Yesurajan, J. James Sathish Kumar, E. Murugan and S. Selva Prakash from all charges. The appeals had been preferred against the conviction and life sentence passed by a sessions court in Chennai on August 5, 2021, against Ms. Pushpam and Mr. Yesurajan and the death sentence imposed on all others for the charge of having murdered the neurosurgeon due to a property dispute. After his death, the police altered the charges in the First Information Report from Section 307 to Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and arrested 10 persons.

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Eight CPM Workers Sentenced to Life for BJP Worker’s Murder in Kerala
4 days, 18 hours ago

Eight CPM Workers Sentenced to Life for BJP Worker’s Murder in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

A court in Kerala on Monday sentenced eight CPI workers to life imprisonment for killing a BJP worker in this district nearly two decades ago. Thalassery Principal Sessions Judge K T Nisar Ahammed had on Friday found nine CPI workers guilty in the case registered on the murder of BJP worker Elambilayi Suraj. Among those found guilty is T K …

Sushant Singh Rajput death: Why CBI closed abetment and drug prescription cases
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6 days, 2 hours ago

Sushant Singh Rajput death: Why CBI closed abetment and drug prescription cases

India Today  

The CBI has filed two separate closure reports in connection with the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, nearly five years after he was found hanging from the ceiling fan at his Mumbai residence. One closure report pertains to the abetment to suicide case filed by Rajput’s father, KK Singh, while the other relates to a complaint lodged by …

HC commutes death sentence awarded to four to life sentence
1 week, 1 day ago

HC commutes death sentence awarded to four to life sentence

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded by the Second Additional District and Sessions Court, Tirunelveli, to four persons to life term. In 2014, the Second Additional District and Sessions Court awarded death sentences to Ponnumani, Gurusamy, Muthukrishnan and Kaliraj and imposed a fine on them. The trial court also awarded life sentence …

SC asks Odisha to decide the premature release plea of Staines murderer in six weeks
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SC asks Odisha to decide the premature release plea of Staines murderer in six weeks

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Odisha government to take a call on the plea for premature release filed by Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in 1999. Viswanathan gave the State government six weeks to decide the convict’s plea for …

Two accused fined, awarded life terms by Agra court in 2018 case of girl set on fire
1 week, 2 days ago

Two accused fined, awarded life terms by Agra court in 2018 case of girl set on fire

Hindustan Times  

Two people were sentenced to life in prison, accused of setting a 15-year-old girl on fire, dousing her with an inflammable substance, on December 18, 2018. For representation only The court of the additional district and sessions judge in Agra, Nitin Kumar Thakur, passed the verdict in the case on Tuesday and sentenced both accused - Vijay and Aakash - …

Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea of lifer Dara Singh
1 week, 2 days ago

Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea of lifer Dara Singh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Odisha government to decide the remission plea of a "repenting" Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in the state's Keonjhar district in 1999. Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea …

3 get death sentence for killing 24 Dalits in UP village over 40 years ago
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3 get death sentence for killing 24 Dalits in UP village over 40 years ago

Hindustan Times  

A special court in UP's Mainpuri district on Tuesday sentenced three persons to death in the 1981 Dehuli massacre which saw 24 Dalits, including women and two children, being killed. Special judge Indira Singh in UP's Mainpuri district convicted the trio on March 12. On March 12, special judge Indira Singh convicted the trio, namely, Kaptan Singh, Rampal and Ram …

Telangana HC overturns life sentence of Shamsheer Khan citing contradictions in evidence
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Telangana HC overturns life sentence of Shamsheer Khan citing contradictions in evidence

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Ruling that contradictions between ocular and medical evidence left room for benefit of doubt, the Telangana High Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of Shamsheer Khan alias Shammu, who was serving a life sentence for murder under IPC Section 302. A bench of Justice K Surender and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti set aside the judgment dated January 5, 2019 …

One gets death penalty, six life term in 2018 hate crime case
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One gets death penalty, six life term in 2018 hate crime case

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad: A Telangana court on Monday sentenced a man to death and awarded life imprisonment to six others convicted for killing a 23-year-old Dalit man, allegedly at the behest of his father-in-law in a sensational case of hate crime in the Nalgonda district of Telangana, people aware of the matter said. The case dates back to September 14, 2018, when …

Murder case: one gets death sentence, 4 others get life imprisonment
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Murder case: one gets death sentence, 4 others get life imprisonment

The Hindu  

A court here has awarded death sentence to a murder case accused while awarding life imprisonment to four others on Friday. Based on the complaint from Vaikundam’s brother Murugaraj, the Palayamkottai Taluk police arrested Selvaraj, 40, and his relatives Antony Raj alias Prabhakaran, 39, D. Arul Philip, 38, and his brother Anto Nallaiah,28, their mother Jaquline, 58, D. Babu Alexander, …

Supreme Court Reserves Order On Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To Suspend Sentence In 1990 Custodial Torture Case
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Supreme Court Reserves Order On Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To Suspend Sentence In 1990 Custodial Torture Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved order on the application filed by expelled Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to suspend the life sentence imposed on him in a custodial death case of 1990. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the application moved in the Special Leave Petition filed by Bhatt challenging the January 2024 …

Life sentence for Dhakoli man who axed wife to death
1 month ago

Life sentence for Dhakoli man who axed wife to death

Hindustan Times  

An interior decorator who axed his wife to death at their house in Dhakoli in October 2020 will spend the rest of his life in jail, a Mohali court has ruled. Sentencing Ashok Kumar, a resident of Basant Vihar, Phase 2, Dhakoli, to life imprisonment, the Mohali court of additional sessions judge Baljinder Singh Sra also slapped a fine of …

Life imprisonment to 11 persons in two murder cases
1 month ago

Life imprisonment to 11 persons in two murder cases

The Hindu  

A court here has awarded life imprisonment to 11 persons in two murder cases, in which five persons were murdered in 2009. According to prosecution, R. Manikandan of Nandanthattai under Veeravanallur police station limits had enmity with M. Periyakutti alias Sornapandi, 60, of Uppu Vaaniyamuthur, over sharing of water for irrigation, taking paddy harvester to his field and other issues. …

Court orders action against police officials who handed over material evidence to accused
1 month, 1 week ago

Court orders action against police officials who handed over material evidence to accused

The Hindu  

The Commissioner of Police, Chennai, was directed by a sessions court to initiate appropriate departmental action against police officials who handed over a two-wheeler, which was a material evidence in a crime, to an accused without a court order, even before the completion of the trial. Delivering the judgment in a 2015 murder case, XIXth Additional Judge R. Rajkumar said …

Supreme Court denies bail to Arun Gawli in Shiv Sena corporator murder case
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Supreme Court denies bail to Arun Gawli in Shiv Sena corporator murder case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied bail to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who is serving life imprisonment in a murder case. Arun Gawli, who is undergoing life imprisonment for the 2007 murder of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, claims to have complied with all the conditions of the 2006 remission policy. The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on …

Bengal courts awarded 6 death sentences in last 6 months for crimes against girls
1 month, 1 week ago

Bengal courts awarded 6 death sentences in last 6 months for crimes against girls

New Indian Express  

The last judicial hanging in West Bengal took place two decades ago when Dhananjay Chatterjee, a security guard at a residential building in south Kolkata, was hanged at Alipore Jail on the eve of Independence Day in 2004 for raping and murdering a 16-year-old school student in her apartment in March, 1990. A POCSO court in Siliguri in northern West …

'Even Person Accused Of Heinous Crimes Entitled To Basic Protection Of Law' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty For Lack Of Fair Trial
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'Even Person Accused Of Heinous Crimes Entitled To Basic Protection Of Law' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Penalty For Lack Of Fair Trial

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently set aside the death sentence of a man accused of killing his wife and 12-year-old daughter, after noting that he was denied a fair trial guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta allowed the man's appeal, overturning the Allahabad High Court's decision that had convicted …

Two get life imprisonment for attempt to murder two Scheduled Caste persons
1 month, 1 week ago

Two get life imprisonment for attempt to murder two Scheduled Caste persons

The Hindu  

The Special Court for trial of cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, Theni, on Friday sentenced two Caste Hindu persons to life imprisonment for attempting to murder two Scheduled Caste persons and abusing them using caste name. Special Court Judge G. Anuradha sentenced M. Vijay and his mother M. Tamilselvi to life imprisonment and imposed a …

RG Kar case: Calcutta HC rejects Bengal govt's plea challenging Sanjay Roy's life term, admits CBI’s appeal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

RG Kar case: Calcutta HC rejects Bengal govt's plea challenging Sanjay Roy's life term, admits CBI’s appeal

India TV News  

Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected West Bengal government's appeal challenging the trial court's life term till death sentence awarded to RG Kar hospital rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy. CBI's plea against Sanjay Roy's life sentence Central Bureau of Investigation approached Calcutta High Court seeking enhancement of the punishment awarded to the convict at the trial. West Bengal government's appeal …

Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for murdering boyfriend
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for murdering boyfriend

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday called for the records in connection with the conviction and death sentence given to a 24-year-old woman for the sensational murder of her boyfriend in 2022. The Neyyattinkara Additional District Sessions Court had on January 20 sentenced Greeshma to death for the murder of her boyfriend Sharon Raj, saying that the manner of …

Life Sentence and Conviction of Farmer Set Aside
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Life Sentence and Conviction of Farmer Set Aside

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court set aside the conviction and life sentence of a farmer in a case involving dowry harassment and alleged murder of his wife. The panel, comprising Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao, held that the trial was vitiated due to the appellant’s lack of effective legal representation, violating his …

Accused In Cheque Bounce Cases Should Not Be Equated With Those Convicted Under Other Penal Statutes: Karnataka High Court
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Accused In Cheque Bounce Cases Should Not Be Equated With Those Convicted Under Other Penal Statutes: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

the Courts while exercising its discretion at the time of passing the appropriate sentence in a given case, is entitled to use its discretionary power in awarding imprisonment or fine or with both. The Karnataka High Court recently observed that an accused who has suffered an order of conviction in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act …

CBI court sentences Himachal IGP, seven other cops to life imprisonment in custodial death case
2 months ago

CBI court sentences Himachal IGP, seven other cops to life imprisonment in custodial death case

The Hindu  

A special CBI court in Chandigarh on Monday sentenced Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police Zahur Haider Zaidi and seven other policemen to life imprisonment in a 2017 custodial death case. On January 18, the court of special CBI judge Alka Malik had convicted Zaidi and others in the case which pertains to the custodial death of an accused in …

RG Kar rape-murder case: Calcutta HC reserves judgement on admission of appeals by WB govt, CBI
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2 months ago

RG Kar rape-murder case: Calcutta HC reserves judgement on admission of appeals by WB govt, CBI

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday heard the appeals submitted by the West Bengal government and the Central Bureau of Investigation, challenging a trial court order which sentenced RG Kar hospital rape-murder convict Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment till death. The court's division bench, presided by Justice Debangsu Basak, heard both the state government and the CBI, who argued that …

After State Govt, CBI Approaches Calcutta High Court Seeking Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict
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2 months ago

After State Govt, CBI Approaches Calcutta High Court Seeking Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict

Live Law  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an appeal in Calcutta High Court challenging the life sentence imposed on the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case Sanjoy Roy.The CBI has called for a death sentence for Roy, who was found guilty of the gruesome rape and murder of the trainee doctor at RG Kar college and hospital. …

5 who raped, killed Chhattisgarh teen, murdered 2 family members sentenced to death
2 months ago

5 who raped, killed Chhattisgarh teen, murdered 2 family members sentenced to death

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR: A special court in Chhattisgarh’s Korba has handed down a death penalty verdict for five men who raped and killed a 16-year-old tribal girl before murdering her two family members including a four-year-old girl. Special public prosecutor Sunil Kumar Mishra said he had sought the death penalty for all six accused Additional sessions judge Mamta Bhojwani, who delivered the …

Madras High Court orders audit of Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund in all eight central prisons
2 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court orders audit of Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund in all eight central prisons

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Accountant General of Tamil Nadu to depute a team of 10 officers to conduct audits at all eight central prisons across the State with respect to the use of the Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund. Alleging that the ‘A’ class privileges provided to the petitioner’s husband, since 2015, were withdrawn suddenly three …

Bengal Govt Approaches Calcutta High Court Challenging Life Sentence For RG Kar Convict, Calls For Death Penalty
2 months, 1 week ago

Bengal Govt Approaches Calcutta High Court Challenging Life Sentence For RG Kar Convict, Calls For Death Penalty

Live Law  

The West Bengal government has approached the Calcutta High Court demanding the death penalty for the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sessions court. Background The incident, which occurred in August 2024, caused great furore across the country, with the High Court transferring the matter to the CBI, which …

RG Kar rape-murder case: Bengal govt moves Calcutta HC seeking death penalty for accused Sanjay Roy
2 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar rape-murder case: Bengal govt moves Calcutta HC seeking death penalty for accused Sanjay Roy

India TV News  

RG Kar rape-murder case: The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved to Calcutta High Court, seeking a death penalty for accused Sanjay Roy, who had been convicted of the rape and murder of an on-duty junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College on August 9, 2024. Advocate General Kishore Dutta moved division bench Justice Debangshu Basak against the Sealdah court's …

RG Kar rape-murder case: ‘Pay ₹17 lakh compensation to victim’s family’ - 5 things court said while giving verdict
2 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar rape-murder case: ‘Pay ₹17 lakh compensation to victim’s family’ - 5 things court said while giving verdict

Live Mint  

RG Kar rape-murder case: A Kolkata court on Monday sentenced the accused, Sanjay Roy, to life imprisonment in the RG Kar rape-murder case after finding him guilty of the heinous crime. The 34-year-old former civic police volunteer, Sanjay Roy, was charged with the rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on …

Sharon Raj murder case: Kerala court awards death sentence to Greeshma
2 months, 1 week ago

Sharon Raj murder case: Kerala court awards death sentence to Greeshma

The Hindu  

The Additional District Sessions Court in Neyyattinkara, Kerala, on Monday awarded death sentence to S.S. Greeshma for murdering Parassala native Sharon Raj by poisoning him to death with a poison-laced Ayurvedic tonic three years ago. Judge A.M. Basheer also sentenced the 24-year-old to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹1 lakh under Section 364, five years …

Man given death penalty for killing disabled younger brother
2 months, 1 week ago

Man given death penalty for killing disabled younger brother

Hindustan Times  

A local court in Haryana’s Fatehabad on Thursday sentenced a man to death for brutally killing his brother with disability over property dispute in 2020. District and sessions judge Deepak Aggarwal convicted Ashok Kumar under sections 302, 457, 506 and 201 of the Indian penal code. According to police, the case dates back to June 18, 2020 when the victim’s …

Kerala court convicts 8 BJP-RSS workers for 2013 murder of CPI(M) activist
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala court convicts 8 BJP-RSS workers for 2013 murder of CPI(M) activist

India TV News  

A Kerala court on Friday found eight BJP-RSS workers guilty in a case of beating and stabbing to death a CPI activist near Alamcode here in May 2013. Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Judge IV Aaj Sudarsan found Shambhu Kumar alias Shambhu, Sreejith alias Unni, Harikumar, Chandramohan alias Ambili and Santhosh alias Chandu, guilty for the offence of murder under …

Periya twin murder: Kerala HC suspends sentence of four convicts
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Periya twin murder: Kerala HC suspends sentence of four convicts

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suspended the sentence of four accused, including a former CPI MLA, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment in connection with the murder of two Youth Congress workers in Periya, a town in Kasaragod district five years ago. A bench of Justices P B Suresh Kumar and Jobin Sebastian put on hold the …

28 sentenced to life for Chandan Gupta’s murder during 2018 Tiranga yatra in Kasganj
2 months, 3 weeks ago

28 sentenced to life for Chandan Gupta’s murder during 2018 Tiranga yatra in Kasganj

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: A special National Investigation Agency court on Friday awarded life imprisonment.to the 28 men convicted for the murder of Chandan Gupta who was killed in a communal clash in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh during the “Tiranga yatra” on the Republic Day in 2018. Chandan Gupta was killed on January 26, 2018 during a rally involving large number of …

10 sentenced to double life term in Kerala political twin murder case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

10 sentenced to double life term in Kerala political twin murder case

India Today  

A CBI Special Court in Ernakulam on Friday sentenced 10 individuals to double life imprisonment for the killings of Youth Congress workers Sarath Lal PK and Kripesh in Kasaragod, Kerala five years ago. The court also handed five years of rigorous imprisonment to four CPI leaders, including former MLA KV Kunhiraman, for aiding the crime. In addition to the double …

Rangareddy Court Sentences Two in Separate Murder Cases
3 months ago

Rangareddy Court Sentences Two in Separate Murder Cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A Rangareddy district court on Friday sentenced two persons to life imprisonment in two separate murder cases investigated by the Chevella police. In one case dating back to 2012, the X Additional District and Sessions Judge convicted Chevella Kumar, his father Chevella Sayanna and friend Mekala Raju alias Venkatesh, for the murders of Kumar’s wife Alivelu and their infant …

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella
3 months ago

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a significant judgment, the X Additional District and Sessions Judge in Ranga Reddy district sentenced two persons - ‎Guduru Kumar and Kotha Kurva Ramachandraiah to undergo rigorous life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000 in a murder case that took place in Chevella. In default of payment of fine, they must undergo simple imprisonment for one …

Madras HC reverses acquittal of seven in murder case, hands them double life-term
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras HC reverses acquittal of seven in murder case, hands them double life-term

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Finding the judgment of the trial court to be “perverse”, the Madras HC has reversed the acquittal of seven persons and sentenced them to double life imprisonment in a murder case. Holding that the prosecution has proved the charges beyond doubt, the bench sentenced Ramesh, Pandu alias Pandurangan, Sathish alias Sathishkumar, Prakash, Suresh, Ravi alias Pillakka Ravi and Kutti …

Justice in 60 days: Bengal court sentences man to death for minor's rape-murder
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice in 60 days: Bengal court sentences man to death for minor's rape-murder

India Today  

A West Bengal court on Friday sentenced one person to death and awarded life imprisonment to another in the rape and murder of a minor girl and necrophilia in October. This is the second instance of a death sentence in West Bengal within eight days, as another court in Baruipur announced the death sentence for the sole accused, Mustakin Sardar, …

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder

The Hindu  

A court in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday awarded death sentence to a convict, and life imprisonment to another, for the rape and murder of a minor in Farakka on October 13, 2024. Additional Director General West Bengal Police, Supratim Sarkar, said that the main target of the police was to submit the chargesheet as early as possible so …

Supreme Court Allows Interim Release Of 103-Year-Old Convict Serving Life Sentence In 1988 Murder Case
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Allows Interim Release Of 103-Year-Old Convict Serving Life Sentence In 1988 Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim release to a 103-year-old convict serving life sentence for the offence of murder. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea filed by the convict seeking interim release. The accused/ petitioner was convicted in 1994 by the trial court for the offence of murder under S. 302 …

Karnataka HC to counsel: Respond to Darshan’s medical report
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka HC to counsel: Respond to Darshan’s medical report

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday asked the prosecution to file a response, if any, to the medical report submitted by the counsel of actor Darshan, an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, in a sealed cover to court. Justice S Vishwajith Shetty passed the order after Special Public Prosecutor P Prasanna Kumar informed that the court had imposed …

Bombay High court confirms death penalty for father and son in multiple murder case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High court confirms death penalty for father and son in multiple murder case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has confirmed death sentences for a father and son convicted of murdering four family members, whilst acquitting a third defendant. Bombay High court confirms death penalty for father and son in multiple murder case The convicts, Haribhau Telgote, 66, and his son Shyam, 35, were found guilty of murdering four relatives …

Bombay HC upholds death sentences for father, son in quadruple family murder case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay HC upholds death sentences for father, son in quadruple family murder case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has confirmed death sentences for a father and son convicted of murdering four family members, whilst acquitting a third defendant. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has confirmed death sentences for a father and son convicted of murdering four family members. ) While finding sufficient grounds to uphold the …

UP man gets life term in jail for killing wife over dowry
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UP man gets life term in jail for killing wife over dowry

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharajganj : A court in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district sentenced a man to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of murdering his wife three years ago, police said on Wednesday. Additional Sessions and Special Judge Fast Track Court Phool Chand Kushwaha on Tuesday convicted the accused Jitendra Chauhan for killing wife Preeti Chauhan after harassing her for dowry, Additional Superintendent …

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf
5 months ago

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf

The Hindu  

Four CPI(M) workers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of C. Ashraf, a CPI(M) worker from Eruvatty in Kannur, Kerala. The court convicted M. Pranu Babu alias Kuttan (34), R.V. Nidhish, alias Tutu (36), V. Shijil, alias Sheejutan (35), and K. Ujesh alias Uji (34). Meanwhile, M.R. Sreejith, alias Kothan (39) and P. Bineesh (48) were acquitted …

1998 murder case of ex-Bihar Minister: Supreme Court sentences two persons to life imprisonment
5 months, 3 weeks ago

1998 murder case of ex-Bihar Minister: Supreme Court sentences two persons to life imprisonment

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced two persons, including ex-MLA Munna Shukla, to life imprisonment in the 1998 murder case of former Bihar Minister Brij Bihari Prasad. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar and R. Mahadevan partially set aside the Patna High Court verdict acquitting all the accused and asked convicts Mantu Tiwari and ex-MLA Shukla to surrender …

Four get double life for killing Dalit over pending wage dues in Tamil Nadu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Four get double life for killing Dalit over pending wage dues in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

PERAMBALUR: The special court for trial of cases under the SC/ST Act here on Monday sentenced four people to double life imprisonment for murdering a Dalit man when he demanded wages for milking their cows. According to sources, S Mani of Therani in Alathur taluk was engaged by villagers J Dhanapal, J Prabhu Kundu Prabhu, K Palanivel Kumar and P …

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam
6 months ago

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: Four persons were sentenced to death, while seven others were awarded multiple life imprisonments in connection with the murders of three SC persons in Udappankulam village near Thiruvengadam in 2014. According to prosecution, 25 persons from a caste Hindu community were accused of murdering 3 scheduled caste men — Kaliraj, Venugopal and Murugan — when they were headed towards …

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