Jigisha Ghosh murder case: Death sentence for two, life term for another
8 years, 7 months ago

Jigisha Ghosh murder case: Death sentence for two, life term for another

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday awarded death penalty to two convicts and life term to another for robbing and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh in New Delhi in 2009, observing that it was a “brutal” and “cold blooded murder”. “To be hanged by neck till death,” additional sessions judge Sandeep Yadav said, while awarding death to convicts Ravi Kapoor and Amit Shukla. The judge also observed that gruesome crimes against women were on the rise and any leniency to the criminals would send a wrong message to society. 28-year-old Jigisha, working as an operations manager in a management consultancy firm, was abducted and killed on 18 March 2009 after she was dropped by her office cab around 4am near her home in Vasant Vihar area of South Delhi.

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Two accused fined, awarded life terms by Agra court in 2018 case of girl set on fire
1 week, 3 days ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Two, including woman, get death sentence for murder
1 week, 4 days ago

Two, including woman, get death sentence for murder

Hindustan Times  

Additional Sessions Judge Jahendra Pal Singh at Mainpuri court on Tuesday sentenced two persons to death, including a woman, in case of murder of man on May 4, 2024 at a village within limits of Karhal police station of Mainpuri district. Narendra Singh, a resident of village Ravri Chamarpura within limits of Karhal police station of Mainpuri district was brutally …

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

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

The Hindu  

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

Delhi: Kin of brutal rape-murder victim take solace in death sentence for convict
4 weeks ago

Delhi: Kin of brutal rape-murder victim take solace in death sentence for convict

Hindustan Times  

“It truly feels like justice has been served and my daughter in heaven would be smiling”, the 45-year-old father of a brutal rape and murder victim said a day after the convict in the case was sentenced to death for the crime that took place in Nihal Vihar, outer Delhi, in February 2019. While the rapist, Rajender Kumar, who was …

‘Welcome verdict, but want capital punishment for Sajjan: 1984 riots victims’ kin
1 month ago

‘Welcome verdict, but want capital punishment for Sajjan: 1984 riots victims’ kin

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : While victims, kin of slain persons and members of the community welcomed the life-term in jail awarded to Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Tuesday, they advocated capital punishment for the former legislator. While victims, kin of slain persons and members of the community welcomed the life-term in jail awarded to …

What judges said on refusing demands for a death sentence to Sajjan Kumar
1 month ago

What judges said on refusing demands for a death sentence to Sajjan Kumar

India Today  

A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. WHAT SPECIAL JUDGE KAVERI BAWEJA'S VERDICT SAID "The 'satisfactory' conduct of the convict as per the report of the jail authorities, the ailments from which he is reportedly suffering, the fact that the convict has roots …

West Bengal man sentenced to death by hanging for raping 7-month-old child, attempting murder
1 month, 1 week ago

West Bengal man sentenced to death by hanging for raping 7-month-old child, attempting murder

Live Mint  

A man from West Bengal's Jhargram district was on Tuesday sentenced to death by hanging after a special POCSO court in Kolkata held him guilty in connection with the rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old child. Judge Indrila Mukherjee found the convict Rajib Ghosh guilty under sections 65, 140, 137 and 118 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Sec …

Bengal man gets death penalty for kidnapping, raping 7-month-old child
1 month, 1 week ago

Bengal man gets death penalty for kidnapping, raping 7-month-old child

Hindustan Times  

A special POCSO court in Kolkata on Tuesday sentenced a man guilty of rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old child in north Kolkata to death by hanging. The accused was arrested in the early hours of December 5 from his residence, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act court at Bankshall court had on Monday convicted the man …

Kolkata court awards death penalty to perpetrator for rape, attempted murder of seven-month-old infant
1 month, 1 week ago

Kolkata court awards death penalty to perpetrator for rape, attempted murder of seven-month-old infant

The Hindu  

A city court on Tuesday awarded the death penalty to a 34-year-old man in Kolkata after convicting him of the rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old baby. Since the RG Kar rape and murder came to light, multiple courts in West Bengal have awarded death penalties to at least half a dozen people in similar cases. Public prosecutor Bivas …

SC sets aside death penalty to man convicted of killing wife, daughter
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Jalpaiguri Court awards death penalty to man for killing wife and daughter
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jalpaiguri Court awards death penalty to man for killing wife and daughter

The Hindu  

A Sessions Court in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday awarded the death penalty to a man for killing his wife and 18-month-old daughter. The crime occured at the Looksan tea garden in Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri district, where the convict, Lal Singh Oraon, hacked his wife, Sakhi Oraon, and their daughter to death in their home on March 27, 2023. Sentencing …

Chhattisgarh: 5 men sentenced to death for gang-raping, killing minor girl, murdering her two relatives
2 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: 5 men sentenced to death for gang-raping, killing minor girl, murdering her two relatives

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A fast-track court in Korba district in Chhattisgarh has sentenced 5 men to death for gang-raping and killing a minor girl and also murdering two of her relatives in 2021. Additional sessions judge Mamta Bhojwani sentenced Santaram Majhwar, Abdul Jabbar, Anil Sarthi, Pardeshi Ram, and Anand Panika to death after convicting them in the case, special public prosecutor Sunil …

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 murder case: CBI to seek death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy before Calcutta high court
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2 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar murder case: CBI to seek death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy before Calcutta high court

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation will file an appeal before the Calcutta high court, seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy, who was sentenced to "life imprisonment until death" by a Sealdah court in the RG Kar rape and murder case, officials told PTI on Wednesday. Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, was sentenced to life imprisonment till death after being convicted …

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 …

Bengal Govt Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Death Penalty For RG Kar Case Convict Sanjay Roy
2 months, 1 week ago

Bengal Govt Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Death Penalty For RG Kar Case Convict Sanjay Roy

ABP News  

The Mamata Banerjee government has approached the Kolkata High Court, seeking Capital punishment for Sanjay Roy, who has been convicted of raping and murdering a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College on August 9, 2024. Advocate General Kishore Dutta has filed a plea before Justice Debangshu Basak of the division bench of the high court, seeking the maximum punishment …

Not satisfied: Mamata on court giving life imprisonment to RG Kar convict
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2 months, 1 week ago

Not satisfied: Mamata on court giving life imprisonment to RG Kar convict

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Expressing dissatisfaction over the court giving life imprisonment to the convict in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed the probe was "forcibly" taken away from the Kolkata Police, and asserted that had it been with them, they would have ensured a death penalty. The Sealdah court sentenced Sanjay Roy to …

'RG Kar case forcibly taken away from Kolkata Police': Mamata Banerjee ‘not satisfied’ with punishment for Sanjay Roy
2 months, 1 week ago

'RG Kar case forcibly taken away from Kolkata Police': Mamata Banerjee ‘not satisfied’ with punishment for Sanjay Roy

Hindustan Times  

RG Kar rape-murder case: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed disappointment with the Kolkata court's sentencing of life imprisonment till death for convict Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case on Monday. “I am not satisfied… All of us demanded the death sentence, but the court gave life imprisonment,” Mamata Banerjee said in her first reaction …

R.G. Kar rape and murder: Lifelong imprisonment for convict Sanjay Roy
2 months, 1 week ago

R.G. Kar rape and murder: Lifelong imprisonment for convict Sanjay Roy

The Hindu  

A sessions court in Kolkata on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy, the convict in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Meanwhile, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that her government will plead for capital punishment for the convict in the Calcutta High Court. The order noted that Sanjay Roy will suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and fine of …

RG Kar rape-murder case: Demanded death sentence for Sanjay Roy, says CM Mamata Banerjee
2 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar rape-murder case: Demanded death sentence for Sanjay Roy, says CM Mamata Banerjee

Live Mint  

RG Kar rape-murder case: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she was not satisfied with the Kolkata court's life-term sentence for Sanjay Roy in RG Kar rape-murder case. Trial court's verdict on RG Kar rape-murder case These remarks come after Kolkata's Sealdah court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment until death on Monday. The court of …

Bengal man who was saved from suicide attempt gets death penalty for murdering family
3 months ago

Bengal man who was saved from suicide attempt gets death penalty for murdering family

Hindustan Times  

A West Bengal court on Monday sentenced a 42-year-old private tutor to death for murdering his father, mother and sister in 2021. Ironically, the man, identified as Pramathes Ghosal, a resident of Hooghly's Dhaniakhali, had tried to die by suicide by slashing his wrists at the time of the crime but was rescued. The Chinsurah trial judge termed the crime …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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

New Indian Express  

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

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
8 months, 3 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 …

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 …

Jisha murder case: Kerala High Court confirms death penalty to Assam native Ameer-Ul-Islam
10 months, 1 week ago

Jisha murder case: Kerala High Court confirms death penalty to Assam native Ameer-Ul-Islam

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence awarded to Muhammed Ameer-Ul-Islam, a convict in the LLB student, Jisha rape-and-murder case. About a year later, the Ernakulam principal district and sessions court awarded the death penalty to Ameer ul-Islam on December 2017. Jisha, a Dalit law student was found dead in her house on April 28, 2016, …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
11 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Delhi HC grants bail to 4 life convicts
1 year, 1 month ago

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Delhi HC grants bail to 4 life convicts

Live Mint  

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case came to the spotlight when Delhi High Court today, on February 12, granted bail to four convicts who were serving life imprisonment sentence. On Monday, the Delhi High Court presided over by a bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain suspended the earlier sentence awarded by a special court till the pendency of …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence
1 year, 4 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to four men for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was robbed and shot dead by the convicts while she was returning home from her office in 2008. The court also observed that it was “unfortunate” that Vishwanathan, who was a “young, dynamic and hard-working journalist”, lost her life due to the …

Delhi court sentences life imprisonment to four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi court sentences life imprisonment to four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder

Op India  

The Saket Court of Delhi on Saturday sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The court sentenced life imprisonment to Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar who were recently convicted under Indian Penal Code section 302 and Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act provisions for committing organised crime resulting in …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail
1 year, 4 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 …

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

Court convicts 4 for 2008 murder that rocked Delhi
1 year, 5 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, 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 …

Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's Saket court has convicted four accused in the case of murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. He also facilitated the organisation and held property derived from organised crime and is held guilty under section 3 and 3 of MCOCA, the court ruled. On the verdict, the deceased journalist's mother told ANI: “We've lost our daughter but this will act as …

Hyderabad Man Gets Lifer For Killing Parents
1 year, 6 months ago

Hyderabad Man Gets Lifer For Killing Parents

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Md Rasheed Pasha, who was accused of killing his parents at Chandanagar in the year 2014, was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by the VI Additional District Court for Rangareddy at Kukatpally. Pasha, who was then a construction worker, killed his parents Sadiq Miya and Ashabee, by hitting them with a hammer used in construction work, killing …

Uttarakhand: Court sentences 3 to life imprisonment in 11-year-old murder case
1 year, 8 months ago

Uttarakhand: Court sentences 3 to life imprisonment in 11-year-old murder case

India TV News  

A court here on Friday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for killing an RTI activist 11 years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge Mukesh Chand Arya also imposed a fine of Rs 21,000 each on the three convicts. Government advocate Anuj Kumar Saini said that RTI activist and retired teacher Jagdish Prasad Chauhan was murdered in a field near …

Beant Singh assassination case: SC declines to commute Rajoana's death penalty
1 year, 10 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 …

"He Slayed 6 Lives To Quench His Thirst": Allahabad High Court Confirms Death Penalty Awarded To Man Who Killed Wife, Own Children
2 years, 6 months ago

"He Slayed 6 Lives To Quench His Thirst": Allahabad High Court Confirms Death Penalty Awarded To Man Who Killed Wife, Own Children

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today confirmed the death penalty awarded to a man who committed the murder of his wife and children on account of an illicit relationship with his bhabhi in the year 2009.The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav concluded that in view of the manner in which offence was committed and also the magnitude …

"Diabolic & Brutal": Delhi High Court Awards Imprisonment For Remainder Of Life To Three For Gang Rape & Murder Of 3-Yr-Old
2 years, 9 months ago

"Diabolic & Brutal": Delhi High Court Awards Imprisonment For Remainder Of Life To Three For Gang Rape & Murder Of 3-Yr-Old

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has awarded life sentence to three men for gang rape and murder of a three year old minor child observing that the same was done in a diabolic and brutal manner. Upholding the conviction of the three, a division bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Mini Pushkarna exercised its appellate jurisdiction by awarding life …

Sakinaka rape-murder case: Accused Mohan Chouhan sentenced to death
2 years, 9 months ago

Sakinaka rape-murder case: Accused Mohan Chouhan sentenced to death

India TV News  

Sakinaka Rape-Murder Case: A Special Court in Mumbai on Thursday awarded the death penalty to a man accused of raping and murdering a 34-year-old woman in the Sakinaka area last September. Additional sessions judge H C Shende had convicted accused Mohan Kathwaru Chauhan under IPC sections 302, 376 as well as provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act …

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

2013 Shakti Mills rape case: Bombay HC reduces death penalty of convicts
3 years, 4 months ago

2013 Shakti Mills rape case: Bombay HC reduces death penalty of convicts

Op India  

The Bombay High Court Thursday, converted the death penalty given to three convicts in the 2013 Shakti Mills rape case to life imprisonment stating that the constitutional court cannot award punishment based on public opinion. 2013 Shakti Mills gang-rape case | Bombay High court sets aside the sentence of death penalty of three accused, sends them to life imprisonment pic.twitter.com/cjQmKhUnYn …

Shakti Mills gang-rape case 2013 Bombay High court sets aside death sentence sends life imprisonment
3 years, 4 months 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, …

Bombay HC sets aside death sentences to Shakti Mills gang-rape convicts, says public outcry can't guide verdict
3 years, 4 months ago

Bombay HC sets aside death sentences to Shakti Mills gang-rape convicts, says public outcry can't guide verdict

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday, November 25, set aside the death sentences earlier awarded to the three Shakti Mills gang-rape convicts, stating that public outcry should not guide judgment. THE SHAKTI MILLS GANG-RAPE CASE In 2013, a 22-year-old photojournalist had gone to Mumbai's defunct Shakti Mills for a photoshoot along with a male colleague. In March 2014, a sessions …

4 times life imprisonment till death to 3 for abducting, killing Satna twins
3 years, 8 months ago

4 times life imprisonment till death to 3 for abducting, killing Satna twins

Hindustan Times  

A local court in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district on Monday awarded life imprisonment till death to five persons accused of abducting and killing five-year-old twins in the district in February 2019, said a lawyer. Additional district prosecution officer, Dharmendra Singh, said, “The main accused, Ramkesh Yadav, was the tutor of the twins and planned the abduction. “The three accused Padm, …

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

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

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