6 years, 4 months ago

SC Posts Review Petition In Death Penalty Case For Open Court Hearing [Read Order]

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The Supreme Court has posted for an open court hearing a review petition filed by a murder convict whose death penalty was affirmed by the court in 2013.Sunder @ Sundararajan was convicted for the kidnap-cum-murder of a 7-year-old boy. The Supreme Court has posted for an open court hearing a review petition filed by a murder convict whose death penalty was affirmed by the court in 2013. The Registrar, Supreme Court of India, the bench comprising Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud recalled the order in review petition and posted it for an open court hearing. Background In its judgment in appeal filed by Sunder, the Supreme Court bench of Justice P Sathashivam and Justice JS Kehar had confirmed the death sentence taking note of ‘brutal mindset’ in strangulating the boy to death, and tying the dead body of the child in a gunny bag, and finally throwing it into a water tank.

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1 month ago

SC sets aside death penalty to man convicted of killing wife, daughter

Hindustan Times

India’s criminal justice system disproportionately disadvantages the accused, especially those who are economically or socially vulnerable, the Supreme Court has lamented while setting aside the death penalty awarded to a man convicted of murdering his wife and 12-year-old daughter. The court held that the accused was denied a fair trial due to procedural deficiencies, including the absence of legal representation …

2 months ago

Court's 'last opportunity' to Centre to decide on Beant Singh killer's mercy plea

India Today

The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Centre additional time to decide on the mercy petition of Khalistani terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The top court was hearing Rajoana's plea, which seeks to commute his death sentence to a life term, citing "inordinate delay" in deciding his …

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 …

4 months 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 …

4 months 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 …

7 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 …

8 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 …

8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

1 year, 4 months ago

SC to Consider Same-sex Wedding Plea

Deccan Chronicle

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will consider if a review plea challenging the October 17 verdict, refusing to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriage, can be heard in an open court. The review plea, mentioned on Thursday, was filed by one Udit Sood in the first week of November, assailing an earlier judgment of the apex court denying marriage between …

1 year, 5 months ago

SC sets aside death penalty awarded to man for rape and murder of three-month-old infant girl

Op India

On 19 October, the Supreme Court set aside the conviction of 25-year-old Naveen Gadke, who was awarded the death penalty for the rape and murder of a three-month-old girl. Therefore, the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the trial court and affirmed by the high court is hereby set aside and the matter is remitted to the trial court …

1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Acquits Convict On Death Row; Orders Immediate Release

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a death row prisoner convicted in the murder of his two brothers and own son. This verdict was delivered by a three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha, and Prashant Kumar Mishra after hearing the convict’s plea against the Allahabad High Court confirming the death sentence handed to him by a Uttar Pradesh …

1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'

Live Law

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to commute the death sentence of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana to life imprisonment on the ground of the long pendency of the mercy petition before the President of India. A three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol was hearing a writ petition seeking for …

1 year, 11 months ago

Chhawla Rape-Murder Case : Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal Of Death Row Convicts; Dismisses Review Petitions

Live Law

The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petitions against the acquittal of the three persons who were sentenced to death for the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Delhi’s Chhawla area in 2012.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Bela Trivedi dismissed the review petitions filed by the Delhi Police …

2 years ago

Rarest Of Rare Doctrine Requires Death Sentence Be Imposed Only If There Is No Possibility Of Reformation : Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, commuted the death sentence awarded for kidnapping and murder of a 7 year old child to life imprisonment for not less than twenty years without remission of sentence. Considering that the present case is one of death sentence, the Court thought it fit to consider the review petition without relying on the electronic evidence which …

2 years, 2 months ago

HC CJ recuses from hearing plea against CJI Chandrachud’s appointment

Hindustan Times

Delhi high court chief justice Satish Chandra Sharma on Friday recused from hearing a review petition against an order dismissing a public interest litigation challenging the appointment of DY Chandrachud as Chief Justice of India. Two days later, the high court bench dismissed with costs of ₹1 lakh the PIL by Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari against CJI Chandrachud’s appointment. The petitioner …

2 years, 3 months ago

SC Dismisses Bilkis Bano's Plea Seeking Review Of Order Asking Guj Govt To Decide On Remission Of 11 Convicts

ABP News

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed the review petition filed by Bilkis Bano seeking a review of the May 2022 order asking the Gujarat Government to consider remission pleas of 11 convicts in the gangrape case In May 2022, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath stated that the Gujarat Government had the jurisdiction …

2 years, 3 months ago

2012 rape-murder: 'Evidence ignored...' - SC's acquittal of convicts challenged

Hindustan Times

Nearly a month after the Supreme Court acquitted three men convicted by lower court in the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old woman, the family has now sought review of the order. Last month, a three-judge bench headed by former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit said, “Having regard to the totality of circumstances and the evidence on record, …

2 years, 4 months ago

Chawla Murder Case, Delhi LG Approves Filing Of Review Petition In SC,

ABP News

Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday approved the filing of review petition in Supreme Court in the Chawla Rape and Murder case. Earlier in November, the Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal has taken suo moto cognisance for the welfare of the family of the 19-year-old gang rape victim whose body was found mutilated in Haryana, three days …

2 years, 4 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi Case: Centre Files Review Petition In SC Against Early Release Of Convicts

ABP News

The Central government on Thrusday has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Centre files review petition in the Supreme Court against the November 11 order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Earlier, the Supreme Court ordered the …

2 years, 4 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre files review petition in SC against release of all convicts

Firstpost

On 11 November, the Supreme Court ordered the release of six convicts in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, after the Tamil Nadu government recommended their remission in 2016 New Delhi: Centre on Thursday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the 11 November order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. On …

2 years, 4 months ago

Centre Seeks Review Of Supreme Court Order Releasing 6 Convicts In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case

Live Law

The Central Government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the November 11 order allowing the release of all convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case saying that the order was passed without hearing it.Since the matter related to the assassination of a former Prime Minister, the Court ought to have heard the Union Government before passing …

2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Affirms Death Penalty For LeT Militant In 2000 Red Fort Attack Case, Dismisses Review Petition

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the death penalty awarded to Lakshar-e-Toiba militant Mohammed Arif for the 2000 Red Fort Attack case which resulted in the death of three persons including two army officers. However, in 2016, the Supreme Court decided to re-hear his review petition based after the verdict which held that review petitions filed in death sentence cases …

2 years, 5 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre, TN Govt On Plea By Nalini & Ravichandran For Premature Release

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the special leave petitions filed by Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts Nalini Srihar and R.P. The petitioners then moved the Madras High Court for a sanction of their release, relying on the Supreme Court's decision earlier this year to invoke its extraordinary powers under Article 142 and release another convict, A.G. Perarivalan. But …

2 years, 6 months ago

DC Edit | SC move to set guidelines on death penalty welcome

Deccan Chronicle

The decision of the Supreme Court to set up a Constitution Bench to lay down guidelines for the courts on providing a convict a real and meaningful hearing before deciding on a death penalty is a refreshing step that will further civilise the criminal justice delivery system in our country. The only protection a person can have against incarceration or …

2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra Govt's Plea To Review Order Transferring Cases Against Parambir Singh To CBI

Live Law

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, rejected a petition filed by the Maharashtra Government seeking review of the Apex Court's order transferring the investigation in 5 FIRs against former Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh to the Central Bureau of Investigation.The review petition was filed on May 17, 2022. The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, rejected a petition filed by the Maharashtra …

2 years, 9 months ago

SC confirms death penalty to man for rape and murder of minor girl

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the death penalty given to a man for the rape and murder of a seven-and-a-half-year-old mentally and physically challenged girl, saying the crime has been of extreme depravity and shocks the conscience. Ravikumar upheld the Rajasthan High Court's May 29, 2015 order of death sentence. In the case of the present nature, …

2 years, 9 months ago

SC Upholds Rajasthan HC Decision of Death Penalty to Man for Minor's Rape and Murder

News 18

The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the death penalty given to a man for the rape and murder of a seven-and-a-half-year-old mentally and physically challenged girl, saying the crime has been of extreme depravity and shocks the conscience. A three-judge bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar upheld the Rajasthan High Court’s May 29, 2015 …

2 years, 10 months ago

A new track for capital punishment jurisprudence

The Hindu

A recent trend in the evolution of jurisprudence around the death penalty in India may reset judicial thinking around sentencing and have long-term ramifications in the awarding of capital punishment. The Court has also initiated a suo motu writ petition to delve deep into these issues on key aspects surrounding our understanding of death penalty sentencing. Building on this, the …

2 years, 11 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 …

3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Death Penalty Digest 2021

Live Law

In 2020, the Supreme Court had affirmed death penalty in 8 cases and commuted death sentence to life imprisonment in 3 cases. The Supreme Court also upheld a High Court decision to convert the death sentence to life imprisonment. Gavai Justice L. Nageswara Rao Affirmed the order of High Court which commuted death sentence to life imprisonment 4. As per …

3 years, 3 months ago

Death Penalty - Court Duty Bound To Consider Possibility Of Reformation Even If Accused Remains Silent : Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the review petitions filed by two death-row convicts to convert the death sentence imposed on them to life imprisonment for a term of 30 years.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna noted in the order that the Court is duty bound to elicit all relevant information regarding the possibility …

3 years, 5 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Transfer Of Murder Case Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed a plea seeking transfer of the murder trial against Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh pending before special CBI judge, Panchkula. The Court was hearing the plea filed by the son of the deceased Ranjeet Singh, who sought transfer of the case to another CBI court in Punjab, Haryana, or Chandigarh The …

3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Lists 40 Death Penalty Cases For Hearing From 7th September 2021

Live Law

The Supreme Court notified that 40 'Death Cases' will be listed before three judge benches from 7th September 2021 onwards.The list includes four review petitions of convicts whose appeals were dismissed by the Court upholding the death penalty.Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Jitendra @ Jitu Nayansingh GehlotNarayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Jitendra @ Jitu Nayansingh Gehlot were sentenced to. The list includes …

3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, July 26 To August 1, 2021

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Writ Jurisdiction Not For Deciding 'Hotly Disputed Questions Of Facts', Reiterates Supreme CourtCase: Shubas Jain vs. Rajeshwari Shivam Citation: LL 2021 SC 335The Supreme Court has reiterated that a High Court cannot invoke its writ jurisdiction to adjudicate 'hotly disputed questions of facts'.It is not for the High Court to make a comparative. Writ Jurisdiction Not For Deciding 'Hotly Disputed …

4 years, 1 month 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 …

4 years, 2 months ago

Breaking- Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions Challenging Aadhaar Verdict, Justice Chandrachud Dissents

Live Law

The Supreme Court, by 4:1 majority, has dismissed a batch of review petitions challenging the judgment of the Constitution Bench in Aadhaar case.While Justices AM Khanwilkar, Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer and BR Gavai observed that no case for review of judgment, Justice DY Chandrachud expressed his dissent. The Supreme Court, by 4:1 majority, has dismissed a batch of review …

4 years, 2 months 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 …

4 years, 3 months ago

Judgment Which Attains Finality Can't Be Challenged In Article 32 Petition: Supreme Court Rejects 1993 Bombay Blasts Convict's Plea Of Juvenility

Live Law

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Muhammad Moin Faridulla challenging its March 21, 2013 decision upholding the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for life. Senior Advocate S. Nagamuthu, appearing for the petitioner, drew the attention of the bench to the 2004 apex court decision in Madan Singh v. State of Bihar, where two persons, …

4 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Live Law

Siddique Kappan Was Using 'Garb Of Journalism' To Disturb Law & Order In Hathras: UP Govt Tells SC The State of Uttar Pradesh has submitted before Supreme Court that Journalist Siddique Kappan has no locus to approach the Top Court under an Article 32 petition, since he is not in an illegal custody/confinement but is in. Siddique Kappan Was Using …

4 years, 4 months ago

Life Convict In Jail For 21 Years, Appeal Pending Before HC For 16 Years: Supreme Court Asks Him To Approach HC For Bail

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a writ petition filed by a life convict, whose appeal against the order of conviction is pending before the Allahabad High Court for more than 16 years, with directions to the High Court to consider his application for bail forthwith.On being informed that the Petitioner had spent over 21 years in prison during …

4 years, 6 months ago

SC dismisses Vijay Mallya’s review plea

Live Mint

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya’s review petition against its 2017 order holding him guilty of contempt of court. On 9 May 2017, Mallya was convicted for contempt of court for not truthfully disclosing his assets and transferring assets to his family despite the court’s order against the transfer. The apex court’s 2017 order had come …

4 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC Reserves Judgment In Plea Seeking Prohibition On Burial Of Covid-19 Victims In Bandra Cemeteries

Live Law

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in a writ petition filed by a Mumbai resident challenging the permission granted by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to use three cemeteries in Bandra for burial of Covid-19 victims. Division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice SS Shinde heard two other petitions along with the main petition filed by …

5 years ago

Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses Final Plea Of Convicts To Stay Execution After Past Midnight Hearing [Read Order]

Live Law

Hours before the scheduled execution, the convicts in the Nirbhaya case knocked the doors of the Supreme Court past midnight, hoping for a last minute judicial intervention to extend their lives.But the last ditch effort of the convicts met with no success, as the bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and A S Bopanna dismissed the plea, after a …

5 years ago

2012 Delhi gangrape: SC rejects convict Pawan Gupta's curative plea; convict had argued court wrongly discarded juvenility claim

Firstpost

A six-judge bench headed by Justice NV Ramana dismissed the plea, saying ’no case is made out' New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the curative petition filed by Pawan Gupta, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, against the dismissal of his juvenility claim. A six-judge bench headed by Justice NV …

5 years ago

Nirbhaya case: Court reserves order on convict Mukesh's plea seeking quashing of death penalty

India TV News

A Delhi court is set to pronounce its order on a petition filed by one of Nirbhaya case convicts - Mukesh Singh, seeking quashing of the death penalty. Mukesh Singh -- one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case on Tuesday moved a court to seek quashing of his death penalty on grounds that …

5 years ago

SC Dismisses Fadnavis's Review Against Verdict Setting Aside Clean Chit In False Election Affidavit Case [Read Order]

Live Law

In a set back for former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Supreme Court has dismissed his review petition against the SC judgment directing him to face trial in the alleged false election affidavit case.A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose had heard the review petition in open court on February 18.In the order released on …

5 years ago

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of Execution Of Death Penalty By Hanging

Live Law

Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by a 88-year old freedom fighter challenging the constitutional validity of delivering death penalty by hanging by deathThe Bench headed by Justice SA Bobde dismissed the petition filed by S Paremeswaran Nampoothiri challenging Section 354 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which states when any person is sentenced to death, the sentence. Supreme …

5 years ago

[Breaking] SC Dismisses Curative Plea Of Nirbhaya Convict Pawan Gupta

Live Law

A day before the scheduled execution of death warrant in the Nirbhaya case, a 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the curative petition filed by convict Pawan Kumar Gupta seeking commutation of death sentence.The bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Arun Mishra, R F Narima, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan held that no ground was made out …

5 years ago

Nirbhaya case: Convicts move court seeking stay on execution, Tihar asked to respond by Monday

India TV News

Two of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case on Saturday moved a Delhi court seeking stay on the execution of the death warrants, scheduled for March 3. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana issued notice to Tihar Jail authorities on the pleas moved of Akshay Singh and Pawan Kumar Gupta, directing the officials to …

5 years ago

Nirbhaya Case: Plea For Separate Executions Of Death Row Convicts Deferred To 5th March

Live Law

A Bench comprising Justices R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan & Navin Sinha, has deferred the Union's plea seeking separate execution of death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case to 5th March 2020. The Ministry of Home Affairs had sought directions to execute the death row convicts separately after the Delhi High Court on 5th February 2020 had rejected …

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