2012 Delhi gangrape case: President Ram Nath Kovind rejects clemency petition of death row convict Vinay Kumar Sharma
4 years, 11 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: President Ram Nath Kovind rejects clemency petition of death row convict Vinay Kumar Sharma

Firstpost  

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the clemency plea of Vinay Kumar Sharma, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, Home Ministry officials said on Saturday. The four death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case are scheduled to be hanged on 1 February. However, the Delhi government informed the high court during a hearing that the execution of the convicts will not take place on the designated day as a mercy plea had been filed by Mukesh. Following rejection of Mukesh plea, a Delhi court had issued black warrant fixing the hanging of all the four convicts on 1 February.

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On CBI's Challenge To Acquittal Of Ram Rahim Singh In 2002 Ranjit Singh Murder Case
1 week, 5 days ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On CBI's Challenge To Acquittal Of Ram Rahim Singh In 2002 Ranjit Singh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice in the SLP filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging Punjab and Haryana High Court's order acquitting Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder of manager Ranjit Singh.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notice in the matter and tagged it with another pending …

Court seeks Ram Rahim's reply on CBI plea against acquittal in 2002 murder case
1 week, 6 days ago

Court seeks Ram Rahim's reply on CBI plea against acquittal in 2002 murder case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the Central Bureau of Investigation's appeal challenging the acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in the 2002 murder of Ranjit Singh, a former manager of the sect. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to the five acquitted individuals, including …

Delhi HC asks police to reply to Tahir Hussain’s bail plea in IB staffer Ankit Sharma murder case
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi HC asks police to reply to Tahir Hussain’s bail plea in IB staffer Ankit Sharma murder case

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the police on a plea by former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain seeking bail in a case relating to the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma during the northeast Delhi riots in February 2020. Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta issued notice to the police on Hussain’s plea challenging a trial court’s December …

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC Gives Centre 4 Weeks to Decide on Rajoana's Mercy Petition

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court of India has granted the central government four weeks to decide on the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict involved in the 1995 assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The court’s decision, issued on November 23, 2024, came after Rajoana’s legal team and advocates argued that his execution had been repeatedly delayed and that …

'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks

Live Law  

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that there was sensitivity involved in the matter related to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai was hearing Rajoana's plea seeking directions to commute his …

Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Gets 3 Hour Parole To Attend Brother's Funeral
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Gets 3 Hour Parole To Attend Brother's Funeral

ABP News  

Rajoana was linked to the Babbar Khalsa, a militant Sikh separatist group responsible for violent activities during the insurgency in Punjab. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Rajoana termed the delay in deciding the mercy petition by President as "shocking". He pressed for an interim relief, saying that he has been in the jail for 29 years and the court …

Beant case: SC puts on hold its order to President’s secy on Rajoana plea
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Beant case: SC puts on hold its order to President’s secy on Rajoana plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold its order directing President Droupadi Murmu’s secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. Balwant Singh Rajoana is convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant …

Beant assassination case: SC urges decision on Rajoana's mercy plea
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Beant assassination case: SC urges decision on Rajoana's mercy plea

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan requested the President to consider …

Beant Singh Assassination: SC Urges President Murmu To Decide On Killer's Mercy Plea In 2 weeks
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Beant Singh Assassination: SC Urges President Murmu To Decide On Killer's Mercy Plea In 2 weeks

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed President Droupadi Murmu's secretary to place before her the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, for consideration. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan requested the President to consider the plea …

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks

Live Law  

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

Expedite Beant Singh's killer's mercy plea: Supreme Court to President's Office
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Expedite Beant Singh's killer's mercy plea: Supreme Court to President's Office

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered President Droupadi Murmu's office to take a decision on the mercy petition of the death-row prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana within two weeks. The court said that it would consider the mercy petition of Rajoana if the President's office does not make a decision on it. Meanwhile, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench led …

Beant Singh assassination: Supreme Court refuses interim relief for Rajoana
2 months, 1 week ago

Beant Singh assassination: Supreme Court refuses interim relief for Rajoana

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant interim relief to Balwant Singh Rajoana, on death row for the assassination of the former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, without first hearing the government’s response. In May last year, the top court did not intervene in his case on the face of the Home Ministry’s conclusion that a decision …

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct hearing on convicts' appeals in Nov
4 months, 1 week ago

LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct hearing on convicts' appeals in Nov

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has said it will hear in November the appeals by the convicts in the murder case of former Railway Minister L N Mishra, who was killed in a blast at Bihar's Samastipur Railway station in 1975, noting that the incident dates back to nearly five decades. LN Mishra assassination case: Delhi HC to conduct …

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

Nithari killings: SC agrees to hear CBI's plea against Allahabad HC order acquitting Surendra Koli
5 months ago

Nithari killings: SC agrees to hear CBI's plea against Allahabad HC order acquitting Surendra Koli

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh plea filed by the CBI challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. The apex court had in May agreed to hear a plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the High Court's verdict acquitting Koli …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
6 months, 1 week ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 8 agreed to examine the pleas filed by Delhi Police challenging the high court's order granting bail to four convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on the four pleas filed by Delhi …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8
6 months, 1 week ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI : On July 8, the Supreme Court will hear Delhi Police’s Special Leave Petition challenging the bail granted by Delhi HC to four life convicts in the 2008 TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case. Earlier on April 22, 2024, a bench led by Justice Trivedi had also issued notice to Delhi police and the four convicts -- Ravi …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 22 issued notice in a petition filed by Madhavi Vishwanathan, mother of murdered television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, against the bail granted to four men convicted in the case. In February, the Delhi High Court granted bail to convicts — Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik and Ajay Kumar during the pendency of their appeals against …

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the conviction of 12 accused, including local Communist Party of India leaders, and set aside the acquittal of two others by a trial court in the case of the murder of TP Chandrasekharan, founder of Revolutionary Marxist Party, by a group of assailants in May 2012. Of the 12 accused convicted by the …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
11 months ago

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment for the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A special court here had on November 26, 2023 awarded life imprisonment to the four men and three years in jail to another for receiving the stolen belongings. soumyaA trial court had awarded the death penalty to Kapoor …

Beant Singh assassination: Gurdwara body to call 'Panthic' parties meet on Rajoana plea
1 year, 1 month ago

Beant Singh assassination: Gurdwara body to call 'Panthic' parties meet on Rajoana plea

India Today  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Thursday said it has decided to call a meeting of representatives of the 'Panthic' parties to discuss the issue of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination case. A decision in this regard was taken days after Rajoana wrote to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, seeking …

Court convicts 4 for 2008 murder that rocked Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Court convicts 4 for 2008 murder that rocked Delhi

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four people for killing journalist Soumya Vishwanathan 15 years ago, bringing the curtain down on a gruesome saga that sent shock waves through the Capital and cemented Delhi’s unsavoury reputation as a city unsafe for women. Additional sessions judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey held four of the five accused — Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Ajay …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder
1 year, 2 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four men for the murder of 25-year-old journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and offences under the MCOCA. The fifth accused Ajay Sethi was convicted under IPC Section 411 along with the stringent MCOCA provisions for conspiring to abetting, aiding in, or knowingly facilitating organised crime and for receiving proceeds of organised crime. Seeks speedy trial After …

SC refuses to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Rajoana’s death sentence
1 year, 8 months ago

SC refuses to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Rajoana’s death sentence

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to commute Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana’s death sentence to life imprisonment, leaving it for the Union government to consider his mercy plea in connection with former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination in 1995. The Supreme Court on March 2 reserved its verdict on a petition filed by Rajoana in 2020 for …

Beant Singh assassination case: SC declines to commute Rajoana's death penalty
1 year, 8 months ago

Beant Singh assassination case: SC declines to commute Rajoana's death penalty

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to commute the death penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment. The top court had reserved its verdict on Rajoana's plea on March 2 after hearing the submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the convict, and …

On 2012 gang rape-murder, Delhi to challenge SC order on release of 3 accused
2 years, 1 month ago

On 2012 gang rape-murder, Delhi to challenge SC order on release of 3 accused

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Supreme Court had ordered release of three men - sentenced to death - in the 2012 Chhawla gang rape-murder case, the Delhi government is set to challenge the order. Earlier this month, a three-judge Supreme Court bench - headed by former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit - had announced the acquittal of the accused. The …

As Rajiv Gandhi killers walk free, here's a quick recap of the case
2 years, 2 months ago

As Rajiv Gandhi killers walk free, here's a quick recap of the case

India Today  

The Supreme Court has ordered the premature release of all six convicts facing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. As the landmark verdict was ordered by the top court, let’s take a recap of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. THE ASSASSINATION Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, in Tamil Nadu by a …

Govt may seek review after three Chhawla rape accused acquitted
2 years, 2 months ago

Govt may seek review after three Chhawla rape accused acquitted

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday that he spoke to Union law minister Kiren Rijiju and assured justice for a 19-year-old rape victim who hailed from the state, a day after the Supreme Court acquitted three men sentenced to death for her 2012 gang rape and murder. “I have spoken to advocate Charu Khanna, who is handling …

Rectify 'horrendously wrong decision' of remission in Bilkis Bano case: 134 ex-bureaucrats to CJI
2 years, 4 months ago

Rectify 'horrendously wrong decision' of remission in Bilkis Bano case: 134 ex-bureaucrats to CJI

The Hindu  

More than 130 former civil servants on Saturday wrote an open letter to the Chief Justice of India against the premature release of 11 men who were jailed in the gangrape case of Bilkis Bano and requested him to rectify this "horrendously wrong decision". The Supreme Court, on Radheshyam Shah’s plea, also directed that the application for premature release be …

As Ashok Gehlot Nirbhaya case remark sparks outrage, aide cites ‘data’
2 years, 5 months ago

As Ashok Gehlot Nirbhaya case remark sparks outrage, aide cites ‘data’

Hindustan Times  

After Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s remark on death penalties and rape cases - while speaking of the December 16, 2012 gangrape case - drew huge criticism, his aide on Sunday shared data to back up the statement. Alleging that Gehlot’s comment was “distorted” by the “BJP IT cell”, Shashikant Sharma, OSD to the chief minister, cited a report to …

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi High Court Stays Bail Granted To Ex-Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar, Issues Notice On SIT's Plea
2 years, 6 months ago

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi High Court Stays Bail Granted To Ex-Congress Leader Sajjan Kumar, Issues Notice On SIT's Plea

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has stayed a Trial Court order which had granted bail to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with a case of rioting and murder of a man and his son residing in West Delhi area during the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots. However, Kumar is already serving life sentence in another case relating to the said riots. …

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC orders release of life term convict A G Perarivalan
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC orders release of life term convict A G Perarivalan

New Indian Express  

Timeline of Perarivalan case: * Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991, during an election campaign at Sriperumbudur. * After 11 longs years, President rejected the mercy petitions of the three on August 12, 2011 * TN Assembly, on August 30, 2011, adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa requesting the President to commute …

Beant Singh Case: SC Asks Centre To Decide On Commutation Of Death Penalty To Balwant Rajoana In 2 Months
2 years, 8 months ago

Beant Singh Case: SC Asks Centre To Decide On Commutation Of Death Penalty To Balwant Rajoana In 2 Months

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union government to take a decision within two weeks on granting pardon to Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has been awarded death sentence for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995. A bench headed by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit stated that the pendency of appeals of other co-convicts …

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Madras High Court Asks If Governor Sent Files Of All Convicts To President Or Perarivalan's Alone
2 years, 9 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Madras High Court Asks If Governor Sent Files Of All Convicts To President Or Perarivalan's Alone

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to find whether recommendations to release all the prisoners in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case was forwarded by the Governor to the President or if it was AG Perarivalan's case alone that was referred. In this case, the apex court had observed as follows- "The President is symbolic, the Central …

Supreme Court Sets April 30 Deadline For Centre To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Petition
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Sets April 30 Deadline For Centre To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Petition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to take a call by April 30 with respect to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh, who has been in jail for over 26 years for the assassination of killing former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.The bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat and PS Narasimha warned that if …

Convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case gets bail
2 years, 10 months ago

Convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case gets bail

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to A G Perarivalan who has been serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, taking note of his long incarceration of over 30 years and no history of complaint when out on parole. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai directed the convict, whose death …

Issewal gangrape: Life term till death to five, juvenile gets 20-year RI
2 years, 10 months ago

Issewal gangrape: Life term till death to five, juvenile gets 20-year RI

Hindustan Times  

Equating the 2019 Issewal gangrape to the infamous Nirbhaya case of 2012, a Ludhiana court on Friday sentenced five convicts to life imprisonment till death while sending the sixth accused, who was a 17-year-old juvenile at the time of the crime, to 20-year rigorous imprisonment. The Ludhiana court equated the 2019 Issewal gangrape to the infamous Nirbhaya case of 2012 …

Shakti Mills gang-rape case 2013 Bombay High court sets aside death sentence sends life imprisonment
3 years, 1 month ago

Shakti Mills gang-rape case 2013 Bombay High court sets aside death sentence sends life imprisonment

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Bombay High Court gave its final verdict in the 2013 Shakti Mills gang-rape case. The Bombay High Court was hearing a petition by the state government for the approval of the death penalty of the three convicts in the case. On 4 April 2014, the Mumbai Sessions Court had sentenced the three convicts Vijay Jadhav, Kasim Bengali, …

Shakti Mills gang rape case: Five reasons Bombay HC commuted death sentence
3 years, 1 month ago

Shakti Mills gang rape case: Five reasons Bombay HC commuted death sentence

India Today  

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court observed that the three convicts in the Shakti Mills rape case did not deserve any leniency for the heinous acts they had committed. In its 108-page detailed order, the High Court interpreted Section 376E of the Indian Penal Code, the procedure of law to be followed by a constitutional court and assimilation of a …

Killing of Muslim Man During Delhi Riots: Delhi Court Frames Charges Against 7 Accused
3 years, 5 months ago

Killing of Muslim Man During Delhi Riots: Delhi Court Frames Charges Against 7 Accused

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has framed charges of murder, rioting and other offences under the Indian Penal Code against 7 persons in connection with a Delhi riots case regarding killing of a Muslim man who had died after allegedly being beaten by a mob.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav framed charges against Aman Kashyap, Arun Kumar, Ashish, Devender Kumar, Pradeep Rai, Krishan …

Gangster-politician Shahabuddin shifted from Tihar jail, dies in Delhi hospital of Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Gangster-politician Shahabuddin shifted from Tihar jail, dies in Delhi hospital of Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Gangster-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin who tested positive for Covid-19 nearly 10 days ago died in a Delhi hospital on Saturday, according to officials at Tihar prison where the former Rashtriya Janata Dal lawmaker had spent the last four years on orders of the Supreme Court. Shahabuddin was brought to Tihar prison in February 2017 on the Supreme Court’s order on petitions …

Supreme Court Defers Balwant Singh Rajoana's Plea For Death Penalty Commutation By 6 Weeks
3 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Defers Balwant Singh Rajoana's Plea For Death Penalty Commutation By 6 Weeks

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing on the petition filed by death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana seeking commutation of death penalty, after the Central Government requested the bench to await the decision of the President of India on his mercy petition. The Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta, informed a bench headed by the Chief Justice of …

Delhi Riots- "An Innocent Person Was Brutally Murdered Just Because He Belonged To Other Community": Court Denies Bail To Accused In Suleman Murder Case
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Riots- "An Innocent Person Was Brutally Murdered Just Because He Belonged To Other Community": Court Denies Bail To Accused In Suleman Murder Case

Live Law  

While observing that an innocent person was brutally murdered, just because of the fact that he belonged to other community, the Karkardooma Court on Monday denied bail to the Murder Accused one Ashish Kumar. The matter before the Court As per the prosecution's case, the case against the bail applicant relates to the murder of one person namely Suleman, who …

Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea By Jan 25, Supreme Court Asks Centre
4 years ago

Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea By Jan 25, Supreme Court Asks Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Government to submit the recommendations to the President regarding the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana by January 25.A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde said this while hearing a writ petition filed by Balwant Singh seeking commutation of his death penalty on the ground that his mercy petition …

Convict in Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case Moves Delhi HC Challenging Trial Court Verdict
4 years ago

Convict in Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case Moves Delhi HC Challenging Trial Court Verdict

News 18  

One of the convicts, a protection officer of District Child Protection Unit, in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case on Monday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and the life imprisonment awarded to him by a trial court. The trial court had on January 20 convicted 19 persons, including main accused Brajesh Thakur, in the case for various offences …

Balwant Singh Multani Murder : Supreme Court Reserves Order On Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini's Anticipatory Bail Plea
4 years, 1 month ago

Balwant Singh Multani Murder : Supreme Court Reserves Order On Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini's Anticipatory Bail Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved orders in the plea by former Director General of Police, Punjab, Sumedh Singh Saini seeking anticipatory bail in relation to the 1991 Balwant Singh Multani murder case.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy & MR Shah heard the plea where Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared for Saini.Rohatgi told the court that the …

Delhi HC Asks Prisons Dept to Prepare Updated List of Cases Pending Against Jagtar Singh Hawara
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Asks Prisons Dept to Prepare Updated List of Cases Pending Against Jagtar Singh Hawara

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Department of Prisons to prepare an updated list of cases pending against Jagtar Singh Hawara, undergoing life sentence for conspiring to assassinate former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. Delhi government standing counsel Rahul Mehra, representing the Department of Prisons, submitted before Justice A J Bhambhani that as per the information available with the …

[3 Decade Old Multani Murder Case] 'P&H HC Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea of Punjab Ex DGP Sumedh Singh Saini [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

[3 Decade Old Multani Murder Case] 'P&H HC Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea of Punjab Ex DGP Sumedh Singh Saini [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday dismissed the Anticipatory bail application of Punjab's former Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini in the three-decade-old Multani kidnapping and murder case. The Single Bench of Justice Fateh Deep Singh was hearing the Anticipatory Bail Application of the Petitioner Sumedh Singh Saini, wherein the allegations against him and others came from …

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