Death Row Convict Umesh Moves Karnataka HC Seeking Commutation
8 years, 5 months ago

Death Row Convict Umesh Moves Karnataka HC Seeking Commutation

Live Law  

Infamous serial rapist Umesh Reddy has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking directions for commutation of his sentence to life imprisonment citing ‘compelling and supervening circumstances’. The petition will be heard by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Subhro Kamala Mukherjee and Justice Budihal RB on Tuesday.The accused contended that the death sentence has been. The petition will be heard by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Subhro Kamala Mukherjee and Justice Budihal RB on Tuesday. The Supreme Court’s October 3rd verdict quashing his review petition, confirmed the death penalty stating, “The petitioner is a menace and has become threat to the society”.

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5 who raped, killed Chhattisgarh teen, murdered 2 family members sentenced to death
2 months, 1 week 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 …

RG Kar doctor rape case: Bengal govt moves Calcutta HC against court’s verdict of life imprisonment to Sanjay Roy
2 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar doctor rape case: Bengal govt moves Calcutta HC against court’s verdict of life imprisonment to Sanjay Roy

Live Mint  

The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty of convict Sanjoy Roy in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case, challenging the order of the trial court that sentenced him to life imprisonment till death. The Sealdah court sentenced Roy to life imprisonment until death after he was convicted of raping and …

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 …

Orissa HC commutes death penalty to nine for triple murder over witchcraft suspicion
2 months, 1 week ago

Orissa HC commutes death penalty to nine for triple murder over witchcraft suspicion

Op India  

On 15th January, the death sentence handed down to nine individuals by the Sessions Judge in Rayagada for the 2016 murder of three family members on suspicion of witchcraft was commuted by the Orissa High Court. “It cannot be said that there is no possibility of the appellants being reformed and rehabilitated foreclosing the alternative option of a lesser sentence …

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

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

Live Law  

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

Karnataka High Court grants 90-day parole to life convict for agricultural duties
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court grants 90-day parole to life convict for agricultural duties

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court granted 90-day parole to a man from Ramanagara district, who is serving a life sentence in a murder case, to oversee agricultural activities of the land standing in the name of his father. He moved the high court, questioning the endorsement dated September 23, 2024, issued by the prison authorities, without considering his request for …

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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

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

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court has recently commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for repeatedly committing rape upon his five-year-old orphan cousin and assaulting her numerous times. While lessening the punishment awarded to the convict to twenty-year rigorous imprisonment, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed – “…we are of the …

Created Fear & Vulnerability Amongst Women, Had Profound Impact On Society: Kerala High Court Confirms Death Sentence Of Man Convicted Of Brutal Rape-Murder
10 months, 1 week ago

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

Live Law  

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

Karnataka HC Refuses Parole To Serial Killer Umesh Reddy, Says Competing Public Interest Can't Be Ignored Especially In Case Of Life Convict
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka HC Refuses Parole To Serial Killer Umesh Reddy, Says Competing Public Interest Can't Be Ignored Especially In Case Of Life Convict

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that in cases where the convicts are undergoing life imprisonment, competing public interest cannot be ignored while considering their application seeking parole. “The Apex Court directed that the petitioner cannot claim remission till he completes 30 years which will not come in his way of seeking parole in justifiable circumstances,” he argued. The petitioner …

Telangana High Court Commutes Death Penalty of Three In Gang Rape And Murder Case, Sentences Them To Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath
1 year, 10 months ago

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

Live Law  

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

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 …

Chhattisgarh High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Murder, Rape Of 12 Year Old To Life Imprisonment
1 year, 10 months ago

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

Live Law  

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

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 …

Supreme Court commutes death sentence of rape, murder convict B A Umesh to life imprisonment
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court commutes death sentence of rape, murder convict B A Umesh to life imprisonment

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday commuted the death row of a rape and murder case convict to life imprisonment. The convict, former police constable BA Umesh alias Umesh Reddy, had filed a plea in the Supreme Court, based on which a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Justice UU Lalit commuted his death sentence to that of life …

Death Row Prisoner Kept In Solitary Confinement? Supreme Court Directs District Judge To Conduct Inspection
2 years, 11 months ago

Death Row Prisoner Kept In Solitary Confinement? Supreme Court Directs District Judge To Conduct Inspection

Live Law  

Upon being apprised that a death row prisoner had been kept in solitary confinement, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the District Judge, Belgaum to conduct a local inspection of the ground realities of the circumstances in which he was lodged in a separate cell. Thereafter, he filed a Writ Petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the executability of …

"Medical Condition Relevant": Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Row Convict Ex Cop BA Umesh
3 years, 1 month ago

"Medical Condition Relevant": Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Row Convict Ex Cop BA Umesh

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of ex-cop BA Umesh alias Umesh Reddy, who was sentenced to death in a rape and murder case.Reddy was sentenced to death by a Sessions Court in Bengaluru upon being convicted in the year 2006 for offences under sections 376, 302 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code, committed in the year …

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 …

'Not Proper To Keep Him In Jail Forever': Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Imposed On Dacoity Cum Murder Convict To 22 Years Imprisonment
4 years, 1 month ago

'Not Proper To Keep Him In Jail Forever': Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Imposed On Dacoity Cum Murder Convict To 22 Years Imprisonment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court reduced the sentence imposed on a man convicted in a dacoity­ cum­ murder case to 22 years actual imprisonment.Shivalinga @ Shivalingayya was convicted under Sections 396 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to death penalty by the Trial Court. The Karnataka High Court, partly allowing appeal, converted the death sentence to imprisonment for. The …

'Is He Some Kind Of A Monster?': Supreme Court Remarks While Staying Execution Of Death Penalty
4 years, 4 months ago

'Is He Some Kind Of A Monster?': Supreme Court Remarks While Staying Execution Of Death Penalty

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man who was found guilty for the gruesome act of murdering a woman by strangulating her, cutting her abdomen and taking out some organs from her bodyThough the bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, S A Bobde, stayed the execution, it could not hide …

Nirbhaya case: Convicts move court seeking stay on execution, Tihar asked to respond by Monday
5 years, 1 month 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 …

Nirbhaya Case: Convict Pawan Gupta files curative petition asking commutation of death sentence
5 years, 1 month ago

Nirbhaya Case: Convict Pawan Gupta files curative petition asking commutation of death sentence

India TV News  

Nirbhaya Case: Fourth convict in Nirbhaya gangrape case Pawan Gupta has filed a curative petition before Supreme Court of India. The four convicts -- Mukesh Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma and Akshay Kumar -- in the Nirbhaya case are yet to exhaust all legal remedies. Earlier, the top court dismissed separate pleas filed by Mukesh and Vinay against …

"A Sea Of Change In Death Penalty Jurisprudence"; Death-row Convict In Nirbhaya Case Mukesh Files Curative Plea In SC
5 years, 2 months ago

"A Sea Of Change In Death Penalty Jurisprudence"; Death-row Convict In Nirbhaya Case Mukesh Files Curative Plea In SC

Live Law  

Another Death-row convict in the Nirbhaya Case. The Trial Court had issued the death warrant to hang all convicts- Mukesh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Kumar Singh on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail. Petitioner has cited the Judgment in Navneet Kaur v. State 15 SCC 155] where the Supreme Court quashed a death sentence in curative …

Nirbhaya case convict Akshay Singh files review petition in Supreme Court against death penalty
5 years, 3 months ago

Nirbhaya case convict Akshay Singh files review petition in Supreme Court against death penalty

India Today  

One of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape-murder case, Akshay Singh, has moved a review petition in the Supreme Court against his death penalty. The latest review petition against the death penalty in the Nirbhaya case once again brings the long-pending punishment in the gruesome rape-murder case under doubt. Two other convicts in the case, Vinay and Pawan …

Amid outrage over Hyderabad rape and murder case, a look at why politicians protect rapist-killers
5 years, 3 months ago

Amid outrage over Hyderabad rape and murder case, a look at why politicians protect rapist-killers

Firstpost  

Crimes that shock the nation are now a daily reality. The number of child sexual abuse cases – including rape and other forms of sexual assault — per hour in India is likely to be much, much higher. On 15 September, 2017, the Supreme Court of India orders that the notices to the respondents be sent to the State Legal …

Rajasthan HC Commutes Death Penalty Citing Long Delay After The Crime [Read Judgment]
5 years, 5 months ago

Rajasthan HC Commutes Death Penalty Citing Long Delay After The Crime [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Even while remarking that if a list of all heinous crimes committed in the history of mankind was to be prepared, the incident at hand would rate amongst the top hundred, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday commuted the capital punishment awarded to five convicts in a ten years old murder case. Hence, we have to say albeit with a …

Karnataka HC Affirms Life Imprisonment To Advocate Who Killed a Fellow Woman Lawyer in Court Corridor [Read Judgment]
5 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka HC Affirms Life Imprisonment To Advocate Who Killed a Fellow Woman Lawyer in Court Corridor [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Karnatka High Court has upheld the verdict of the trial court whereby the latter had convicted advocate S. L. Rajappa, who had killed a fellow lady advocate in the court corridor by stabbing her with a knife multiple times on her chest and neck. Considering it as a betrayal on deceased's part, accused stabbed her with a knife in the …

Convict’s Socio-Economic Condition Must Be Considered While Awarding Sentence: SC Commutes Death Sentence [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

Convict’s Socio-Economic Condition Must Be Considered While Awarding Sentence: SC Commutes Death Sentence [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘We endorse and accept that socio-economic factors must be taken into consideration while awarding a sentence particularly the ground realities relating to access to justice and remedies to justice that are not easily available to the poor and the needy.’While commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for murdering six members in a family, the Supreme Court has observed. …

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Kidnap-Cum-Murder Case [Read Order]
6 years, 4 months ago

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Kidnap-Cum-Murder Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court last week ‘altered’ death sentence awarded to a murder convict to ‘life imprisonment’.The bench of Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar and Justice MR Shah set aside the death penalty imposed on Swapan Kumar Jha in a short order stating that a reasoned order will follow. The bench of Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar …

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Kidnap-Cum-Murder Case [Read Order]
6 years, 4 months ago

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Kidnap-Cum-Murder Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court last week ‘altered’ death sentence awarded to a murder convict to ‘life imprisonment’.The bench of Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar and Justice MR Shah set aside the death penalty imposed on Swapan Kumar Jha in a short order stating that a reasoned order will follow. The bench of Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar …

SC Commutes Death Sentence, Acquits Murder Convict Of Rape Charges; Says Reasoned Order Will Follow[Read Order]
6 years, 4 months ago

SC Commutes Death Sentence, Acquits Murder Convict Of Rape Charges; Says Reasoned Order Will Follow[Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted death penalty imposed on a man accused of rape and murder of an eight year old girl in Rajasthan.Reasoned order will follow, said the bench comprising of Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice MR Shah holding that it is not a fit case where extreme penalty of death can be imposed …

It Is Not Appropriate To Award ‘Death Sentence’ In Every Case, Madhya Pradesh HC Again Commutes Death Penalty Awarded U/s 376 AB IPC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

It Is Not Appropriate To Award ‘Death Sentence’ In Every Case, Madhya Pradesh HC Again Commutes Death Penalty Awarded U/s 376 AB IPC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

“In our considered opinion in the instant case the alleged offence is not committed in barbaric and brutal manner, hence it does not fall within “rarest of rare” case to award death sentence.”The Madhya Pradesh High Court yet again commuted a death sentence awarded under newly-introduced Section 376AB IPC to a man accused of raping a three-year-old girl.This is the …

Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Eight Murder Accused [Read Judgment]
7 years, 1 month ago

Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Eight Murder Accused [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

We find that the case under reference is simply a case of retaliation and in that view of this case, we are not in a position to accept the case as one of rarest of rare cases, the bench observed.The Calcutta High Court has commuted death penalty awarded to eight persons accused in a kidnap-cum-murder case and also acquitted two …

Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Eight Murder Accused [Read Judgment]
7 years, 1 month ago

Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Eight Murder Accused [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

We find that the case under reference is simply a case of retaliation and in that view of this case, we are not in a position to accept the case as one of rarest of rare cases, the bench observed.The Calcutta High Court has commuted death penalty awarded to eight persons accused in a kidnap-cum-murder case and also acquitted two …

Karnataka HC Commutes Death Penalty Awarded To 3 Members Of Dandupalya Gang [Read Judgment]
7 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka HC Commutes Death Penalty Awarded To 3 Members Of Dandupalya Gang [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to three members of the notorious Dandupalya gang and has acquitted another member.The three who have been convicted are Venkatesh alias Chandra, Munikrishna alias Krishna and Nallathimma alias Thimma. The Karnataka High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to three members of the notorious Dandupalya gang and has acquitted …

Karnataka HC Stays Execution Of Ex-Cop BA Umesh
8 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka HC Stays Execution Of Ex-Cop BA Umesh

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed the execution of death sentence of BA Umesh Reddy pending disposal of his writ petition challenging the rejection of his mercy petitions by the President.The division bench comprising Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice Budihal directed the state and Central governments to file responses in 10 days.Speaking to LiveLaw, Umesh’s lawyer. The Karnataka …

Death Row Convict Umesh Moves Karnataka HC Seeking Commutation
8 years, 5 months ago

Death Row Convict Umesh Moves Karnataka HC Seeking Commutation

Live Law  

Infamous serial rapist Umesh Reddy has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking directions for commutation of his sentence to life imprisonment citing ‘compelling and supervening circumstances’. The petition will be heard by the division bench comprising Chief Justice Subhro Kamala Mukherjee and Justice Budihal RB on Tuesday.The accused contended that the death sentence has been. The petition will be heard …

Breaking: Four Death Row Convicts Escape Gallows In Just 10 Days; SC Commutes Death In Another Rape-Murder Case [Read Order]
8 years, 6 months ago

Breaking: Four Death Row Convicts Escape Gallows In Just 10 Days; SC Commutes Death In Another Rape-Murder Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

In Last ten days Supreme Court altered the destiny of four persons accused of heinous crime of rape and murder, as they escaped gallows to which they were condemned to Death by the High Courts and Trial Courts.In Last Ten days, the Three Judge Bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, set aside …

Calcutta HC commutes death sentence awarded to man who raped and killed 8 year old girl [Read Judgment]
8 years, 10 months ago

Calcutta HC commutes death sentence awarded to man who raped and killed 8 year old girl [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded by Trial Court to a person convicted for rape and murder of an Eight year old girl, by modifying the conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 IPC and sentenced him to ten years imprisonment.Division Bench comprising of Justices Nadira Patherya and Debi Prosad Dey allowed the appeal in …

President commutes death sentence of a multiple murder convict to Life Imprisonment
10 years ago

President commutes death sentence of a multiple murder convict to Life Imprisonment

Live Law  

After rejecting mercy petitions of 22 death row convicts, the death sentence of a condemned prisoner belonging to Assam has been commuted to life imprisonment by the President Pranab Mukherjee.The death sentence of Man Bahadur Dewan, alias Tote Dewan, who hails from Assam's Dibrugarh district, stands commuted to life imprisonment reportedly. After rejecting mercy petitions of 22 death row convicts, …

Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Review Petition demanding Death Penalty to Rajiv Gandhi Assassins [Read Order]
10 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Review Petition demanding Death Penalty to Rajiv Gandhi Assassins [Read Order]

Live Law  

Supreme Court today refused to review its judgment commuting the death sentence of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan, into life imprisonment.A three Judge bench comprising of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice RanjanGogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh passed the short order dismissing the Review Petition holding that there is no merit. Supreme Court …

Centre seeks review of Apex Court’s verdict commuting death penalty of 15 convicts to life imprisonment
11 years ago

Centre seeks review of Apex Court’s verdict commuting death penalty of 15 convicts to life imprisonment

Live Law  

The Centre on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a review of the judgment dated 21st January of the Apex Court commuting death penalty of 15 convicts to life imprisonment. A 3-judges bench of the Apex Court headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, in its judgment of 21st January rendered in Shatrughan Chauhan and others, had held …

SC commutes death penalty of four murderers to life imprisonment on the basis of their young age and socio-economic background; says the convicts are not beyond reformation [Read Judgment]
11 years ago

SC commutes death penalty of four murderers to life imprisonment on the basis of their young age and socio-economic background; says the convicts are not beyond reformation [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in a recent ruling, commuted the capital punishment of four convicts, who were accused of killing nine people, to life imprisonment on the basis of their young age and poverty-stricken socio-economic background.A Bench of the Apex Court headed by the Chief Justice of India, P Sathasivam, found that the behaviour of the convicts inside the jail was …

SC commutes death penalty of four murderers to life imprisonment on the basis of their young age and socio-economic background; says the convicts are not beyond reformation [Read Judgment]
11 years ago

SC commutes death penalty of four murderers to life imprisonment on the basis of their young age and socio-economic background; says the convicts are not beyond reformation [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in a recent ruling, commuted the capital punishment of four convicts, who were accused of killing nine people, to life imprisonment on the basis of their young age and poverty-stricken socio-economic background.A Bench of the Apex Court headed by the Chief Justice of India, P Sathasivam, found that the behaviour of the convicts inside the jail was …

SC reserves its verdict on the plea of death row convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
11 years, 1 month ago

SC reserves its verdict on the plea of death row convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

Live Law  

Supreme Court today has reserved its verdict on the plea of death row convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case seeking commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment.A three-judge bench headed by Chief justice P Sathasivam reserved the order after hearing the arguments of counsel appearing for the convicts and Attorney General G E Vahanvati who represented the central government.In. Supreme …

Victim’s family dejected with apex court decision
11 years, 2 months ago

Victim’s family dejected with apex court decision

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s decision to commute death sentence to life imprisonment of Praveen Kumar Sappaliga, convicted for murder of four persons in Vamanjoor, near Mangalore, has come as shock to the family of the victims. “For no fault of us, the apex court commuted death sentence of Praveen Kumar to life imprisonment. We were happy when the apex court had …

“Commute death sentence of Rajiv case accused too’’
11 years, 2 months ago

“Commute death sentence of Rajiv case accused too’’

The Hindu  

Following the Supreme Court’s order commuting the death sentences of 15 death row inmates, including four associates of forest brigand Veerappan, some political parties in Tamil Nadu demanded commutation of death sentence awarded to Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. “The order has offered a ray of hope to the three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi …

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