Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea of lifer Dara Singh
2 days, 18 hours 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 of lifer Dara Singh A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and K V Viswanathan asked advocate Shibashish Misra, appearing for the Odisha government, to take a decision in six weeks and apprise the court. In his plea, filed through advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, Singh said he had spent over 24 years in incarceration and "repented" the consequences of his action taken in a fit of "youthful rage". Singh said the appropriate authorities were under the legal obligation to consider his case for premature release under the "Guideline for Premature Release 2022" passed by the Odisha government.

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SC asks Odisha to decide the premature release plea of Staines murderer in six weeks
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2 days, 10 hours ago

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 …

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

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 …

RG Kar rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee expresses dismay over Sealdah Court sentencing convict to life imprisonment; Calcutta HC grants permission to W.B. Govt to file appeal
2 months ago

RG Kar rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee expresses dismay over Sealdah Court sentencing convict to life imprisonment; Calcutta HC grants permission to W.B. Govt to file appeal

The Hindu  

RG Kar case: Mamata Banerjee slams court verdict, calls for capital punishment West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday again expressed dismay over the Sealdah Court order which awarded life imprisonment till death to Sanjay Roy the sole convict in the rape and murder of a doctor at a State-run hospital. The Sealdah Court sentenced Roy to life imprisonment …

SC grants Centre till Mar 18 to decide on Rajoana’s mercy plea
2 months ago

SC grants Centre till Mar 18 to decide on Rajoana’s mercy plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday gave a “last chance” to the Centre to decide by March 18 on the long-pending mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. “Let there be a medical report on his state of mind as he has been on death row,” Rohatgi requested the court, …

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

Orissa HC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment for nine in Rayagada triple murder case
2 months ago

Orissa HC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment for nine in Rayagada triple murder case

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: Death sentence awarded to nine persons convicted in the 2016 Rayagada triple murder over sorcery suspicion was commuted to life imprisonment by the Orissa High Court here on Wednesday. The Rayagada villagers - Dengun Sabar, Dasunta Sabar, Aajanta Sabar, Padhantu Sabar, Dalasa Sabar, Malku Sabar, Bubuna Sabar, Lakiya Sabar and Iru Sabar - had branded the victims Asina Sabar, …

Supreme Court seeks Odisha and CBI’s reply on Dara’s remission plea
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks Odisha and CBI’s reply on Dara’s remission plea

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the CBI to file its reply on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the ghastly killing of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar district in 1999. Before asking the CBI to file its reply in four weeks, a …

SC seeks CBI’s response on Graham Staines’ murder convict’s remission plea
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SC seeks CBI’s response on Graham Staines’ murder convict’s remission plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Central Bureau of Investigation on the remission plea filed by Dara Singh, the convict in the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in Odisha. In August, the court had entertained Singh’s plea for granting him premature release as he has already undergone 24 years and 11 …

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

Odisha HC commutes death penalty in triple murder case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha HC commutes death penalty in triple murder case

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The Odisha High Court on Wednesday commuted death sentence of one Nabin Dehury to imprisonment for life till his natural death without remission or commutation. Nabin was convicted in the triple murder case in which Pirobati Behera was killed along with her daughter Sabitri Sahu and son-in-law Giridhari Sahu at village Lapada under Mahulpali police station in Sambalpur district …

Staines murder: Supreme Court seeks Odisha’s reply on remission plea by convict Dara Singh
7 months ago

Staines murder: Supreme Court seeks Odisha’s reply on remission plea by convict Dara Singh

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Odisha Government’s response to a plea for premature release filed by Ravindra Pal, alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar in 1999. Singh, who has served 24 years, has sought a more liberal remission policy …

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

Nithari killings: SC agrees to hear CBI's plea against Allahabad HC order acquitting Surendra Koli
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Odisha: Court sentences 14 murder accused to life imprisonment after 15 years
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: Court sentences 14 murder accused to life imprisonment after 15 years

India TV News  

An Odisha court on Thursday convicted 14 people in a 15-year-old murder case, granting life imprisonment to them. However, two of them had already died and hence Additional District Judge Pradeep Kumar Samal sentenced life imprisonment to 14 convicts. Accused attacked deceased while he was asleep Speaking over the sentence, public prosecutor Brundaban Nayak said while two accused persons have …

Odisha man gets death penalty for murdering wife
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha man gets death penalty for murdering wife

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A Bhubaneswar court has awarded death sentence to a man for murdering his wife on June 9, 2022. The court of 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Bandana Kar said the death penalty is subject to confirmation from the Orissa High Court. Sanjeet Das, the convict, had murdered his wife Saraswati inside their house in Ghatikia within Bharatpur police limits a …

Graham Staines case: Petition for early release of Dara Singh filed
8 months, 1 week ago

Graham Staines case: Petition for early release of Dara Singh filed

Op India  

In India, some convicts are more guilty than others, just as some victims are more victimized than others. On the 9th of July, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain took to X to tweet that he had filed a petition in the Supreme Court requesting an early release for Dara Singh. Dara Singh had not been granted even one day of parole …

1999 Graham Staines murder case: Convict Dara Singh moves SC seeking remission
8 months, 1 week ago

1999 Graham Staines murder case: Convict Dara Singh moves SC seeking remission

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Convict Dara Singh, who served 24 years in jail in the murder of Australian Christian missionary Graham Stuart Staines, moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking remission on the ground that if Rajiv Gandhi assassins are granted mercy, then he should also be released prematurely. A two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Hrishikesh Roy and …

Bajrang Dal activist convicted for murder of Christian missionary Graham Staines moves SC seeking remission
8 months, 1 week ago

Bajrang Dal activist convicted for murder of Christian missionary Graham Staines moves SC seeking remission

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Bajrang Dal activist Dara Singh, serving life imprisonment in the brutal murder of Australian Christian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons, on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking remission on the ground that Rajiv Gandhi's killer have been granted mercy and was released from prison. Advocate Vishnu Jain, appearing for Singh, cited the judgement that …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
8 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 …

Orissa HC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment to rape-murder convict
9 months ago

Orissa HC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment to rape-murder convict

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The death sentence awarded to Sk Asif Ali, a rape and murder convict, by a Special Pocso court was commuted to imprisonment for life by the Orissa High Court on Thursday. Sk Asif Ali along with Sk Akil Ali was convicted by the Pocso Court in Jagatsinghpur for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl on November 21, …

Dr. Subbiah murder case | Madras High Court sets aside death sentence imposed on seven, and life sentence imposed on two others
9 months, 1 week ago

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 …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
1 year, 1 month 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 …

25 years later, long shadow of the Staines murders
1 year, 1 month ago

25 years later, long shadow of the Staines murders

Hindustan Times  

Manoharpur/Baripada It is the morning of January 17. On the night of January 22, as Staines and his two sons slept in their station wagon next to the church, mobs entered the village chanting slogans of “Jai Bajrang Bali” and “Dara Singh Zindabad”, and burnt them alive. For the past 25 years, on every January 22, the 50-odd Christian families …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail
1 year, 3 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on November 25 sentenced four men to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The court sentenced Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of ₹1.25 lakh on each of them. On October 18, the court convicted Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder
1 year, 5 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 …

Life Convicts Have No Inherent Right To Claim Premature Release: Punjab & Haryana High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Life Convicts Have No Inherent Right To Claim Premature Release: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has made it clear that a life convict has no inherent right to claim premature release as it is merely a concession, granted at the discretion of the State government after looking into various factors such as the conduct of the convict in jail, gravity and nature of the offence etc.The bench of Justice …

Supreme Court Sentences Former MP Prabhunath Singh To Life Imprisonment In 1995 Double Murder Case
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Sentences Former MP Prabhunath Singh To Life Imprisonment In 1995 Double Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Member of Parliament and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in the double murder case of 1995. Two weeks ago, the Court had convicted Singh in the double murder case of 1995, reversing his acquittal granted by the trial court and confirmed by the Patna High Court. In a strongly …

SC finds ex-RJD MP Prabhunath Singh guilty in 1995 double murder case
1 year, 7 months ago

SC finds ex-RJD MP Prabhunath Singh guilty in 1995 double murder case

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday held Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former MP Prabhunath Singh guilty in a 1995 double murder case. While convicting Prabhunath Singh in the double murder case, a bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, AS Oka, and Vikram Nath said there is sufficient evidence to prove that the RJD leader murdered Rajendra Rai and …

Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence To 20 Years Imprisonment In 2015 Rape And Murder Case
1 year, 9 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 …

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

Supreme Court to hear plea challenging former MP Anand Mohan's release
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court to hear plea challenging former MP Anand Mohan's release

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday agreed to hear on May 8, the petition filed by the wife of slain IAS officer G. Krishnaiah against the premature release of former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing the officer. The pre-amended rules forbade, among other things, the …

Life Convicts Release Committee Must Meet Once In 2 Months: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Life Convicts Release Committee Must Meet Once In 2 Months: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to ask the Life Convicts Release Committee, headed by the Principal Secretary, State Home Department, to meet once in two months to review and pass orders on applications made for premature release/remission made by convicts serving life imprisonment. “I deem it appropriate to direct the State Government to henceforth direct the …

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear plea against ’premature’ release of convicts
1 year, 11 months ago

Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear plea against ’premature’ release of convicts

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of Monday will hear a batch of pleas challenging the premature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. The Supreme Court will hear a group of petitions challenging the early release of 11 convicts who were involved in the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and …

SC agrees to constitute Special Bench to hear Bilkis Bano’s plea against remission to convicts in gang-rape case
1 year, 11 months ago

SC agrees to constitute Special Bench to hear Bilkis Bano’s plea against remission to convicts in gang-rape case

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday told Bilkis Bano that a Special Bench will be formed to hear her petition challenging the release of 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment for her gang-rape during the 2002 riots. Editorial | Remission without reform: On the release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case Chief Justice Chandrachud assured Ms. Gupta …

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

Convict's Death Does Not Discharge His Liability To Pay Fine Imposed By Court, Can Be Recovered From His Estate: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Important Decisions Of Orissa High Court In 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Important Decisions Of Orissa High Court In 2022

Live Law  

The year 2022 has come to an end. Right Of Accused To Recall Witness U/S 311 CrPC Can't Always Be Denied In Lieu Of Prosecutrix's Right U/S 33 POCSO Act: Orissa High Court Case Title: Pidika Sambaru v. State of Odisha & Anr. "Transgender Has Every Right To Choose Gender": Orissa High Court Orders Family Pension To Transwoman Case Title: …

Supreme Court Grants Bail To A Life Convict In Godhra Train Burning Case, Considering Completion Of 17 Yrs Sentence & Role In Crime
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To A Life Convict In Godhra Train Burning Case, Considering Completion Of 17 Yrs Sentence & Role In Crime

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to a convict named Farook, sentenced to life in the Godhra carnage case, considering the fact that he has undergone 17 years sentence and that his role was of stone-pelting at the train.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha passed the order in an interlocutory application filed …

Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy Case : Supreme Court Directs Release Of Convict Manichan
2 years, 5 months ago

Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy Case : Supreme Court Directs Release Of Convict Manichan

Live Law  

The Supreme Court ordered release of Manichan, a convict in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy case that had killed over 30 people in the year 2000.Manichan @ Chandran was convicted by the Kollam Sessions Court on 16th July, 2002 and was sentenced to life imprisonment alongwith fine of Rs.30,45,000/-. The Supreme Court ordered release of Manichan, a convict in Kalluvathukkal Hooch Tragedy …

Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentences Of Murder Convicts Basing Upon Testimony Of 'Child Witness'
2 years, 6 months ago

Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentences Of Murder Convicts Basing Upon Testimony Of 'Child Witness'

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of two murder convicts while placing reliance upon the testimony of a child witness. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Chittaranjan Dash observed, "In the present case, the Court is satisfied that the evidence of PW-14, the child witness, is clear and cogent without any contradictions …

Bilkis Bano Case- Supreme Court Issues Notice To Gujarat Govt On Plea Challenging Remission Granted To 11 Convicts
2 years, 6 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case- Supreme Court Issues Notice To Gujarat Govt On Plea Challenging Remission Granted To 11 Convicts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on the petition challenging the order of Gujarat Government allowing premature release of 11 convicts sentenced to life in the Bilkis Bano case for gangrape & murder.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Vikram Nath however posed a query with respect to the legal bar on …

Orissa High Court Upholds Life Term Of Man Accused Of Killing Cousin-Brother After State Govt Remitted His Sentence
2 years, 10 months ago

Orissa High Court Upholds Life Term Of Man Accused Of Killing Cousin-Brother After State Govt Remitted His Sentence

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has confirmed the conviction and the ensuing life term imposed on a man for committing murder of his cousin-brother. While dismissing the appeal filed by the accused against his conviction, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik found no reason to interfere with the reasoned order of the Trial …

Beant Singh Case: SC Asks Centre To Decide On Commutation Of Death Penalty To Balwant Rajoana In 2 Months
2 years, 10 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 …

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up March 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up March 2022

Live Law  

Limitation Period Cannot Be Extended On Equitable Grounds: Supreme CourtCase Title: Lingeswaran vs Thirunagalingam | SLP 2054-2055/2022 | Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 227 The Supreme Court observed that an application for condonation of delay has to be dismissed if it is found that the delay is not properly explained and that the period of limitation cannot be extended on equitable. Section …

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

Review Against Reduction Of Sentence: Supreme Court Asks Navjot Singh Sidhu To File Reply In Two Weeks
3 years ago

Review Against Reduction Of Sentence: Supreme Court Asks Navjot Singh Sidhu To File Reply In Two Weeks

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked Navjot Singh Sidhu to file reply on the miscellaneous application seeking punishing Sidhu for the offence of murder instead of causing hurt under section 323 IPC for which he was convicted.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and SK Kaul accordingly granted Sidhu 2 weeks to submit his response with regards to the same. The …

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in a Triple Murder Case
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in a Triple Murder Case

Live Law  

Supreme Court has recently commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for triple murder.A bench comprising of Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Justice L. Nageshwar Rao, Justice B.R. Gavai was considering an appeal filed by the convict against the Madhya Pradesh High Court Judgment sentencing him to death by affirming the death sentence passed by the trial Court for the …

Sentence Of Life Imprisonment Means Rigorous Imprisonment For Life : Supreme Court Reiterates
3 years, 6 months ago

Sentence Of Life Imprisonment Means Rigorous Imprisonment For Life : Supreme Court Reiterates

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a sentence of imprisonment for life means rigorous imprisonment for life.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai held so while disposing two special leave petitions, in which the court had issued a limited notice on the question of propriety of specifying rigorous imprisonment while imposing life sentence.The special leave petitions. The …

'Amicable Settlement' : Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Awarded To Man Convicted U/s 307 IPC For 'Attempt To Murder'
3 years, 6 months ago

'Amicable Settlement' : Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Awarded To Man Convicted U/s 307 IPC For 'Attempt To Murder'

Live Law  

The Supreme Court reduced the sentence awarded to a man accused of attempt to murder taking note of the amicable settlement between the accused and the victim.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka noted that in earlier judgments, the court has taken note of the compromise between the parties to reduce the sentence of the convicts even …

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