Rape & Murder Of 3-Yr-Old Girl: Patna HC Commutes Death Penalty Taking Into Account ‘Early Age’ Of Accused And Lack Of Criminal Antecedents [Read Judgment]
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Rape & Murder Of 3-Yr-Old Girl: Patna HC Commutes Death Penalty Taking Into Account ‘Early Age’ Of Accused And Lack Of Criminal Antecedents [Read Judgment]

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‘It is true that in the present case, there were aggravating circumstances, but the early age of the appellant is also required to be noticed.’The Patna High Court has converted sentence of death penalty imposed on a man accused of rape and murder of a 3-year-old to life imprisonment taking into account of his ‘early’ age and lack of criminal antecedents.The trial court had. ‘It is true that in the present case, there were aggravating circumstances, but the early age of the appellant is also required to be noticed.’ The Patna High Court has converted sentence of death penalty imposed on a man accused of rape and murder of a 3-year-old to life imprisonment taking into account of his ‘early’ age and lack of criminal antecedents. Besides his early age, it has also been noticed that the appellant was the first offender and nothing has been brought on record that appellant was accused in any case earlier.” Refraining from confirming the death sentence, the bench said: “In such circumstances, we are of the opinion that if the ‘capital punishment’ is altered to the imprisonment of the appellant for life, this will meet the requirement. In such circumstances, in view of early age of the appellant and considering the fact that on record, there is nothing that the appellant was having criminal antecedent, it would be necessary that while approving the judgment of conviction and other sentences, the ‘death sentence’ may be converted to ‘imprisonment for life’.” The bench then approved the judgment of conviction and converted the death sentence to imprisonment for life ‘till his last breath’.

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Man Gets Death for Rape, Murder of 5-Year-Old Girl in Madhya Pradesh
4 days, 23 hours ago

Man Gets Death for Rape, Murder of 5-Year-Old Girl in Madhya Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

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Man sentenced to life for murdering his wife in Mangaluru
1 week, 4 days ago

Man sentenced to life for murdering his wife in Mangaluru

The Hindu  

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3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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New Indian Express  

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India Today  

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Assam: 52-yr-old man sentenced to life for abduction, rape & murder of minor girl

Hindustan Times  

A 52-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in Assam’s Cachar district for his role in the abduction, rape and murder of a minor girl in 2022. The accused abducted the minor girl from a marriage ceremony in the Joypur area of Cachar district on November 6, 2022, and her body was later found in a …

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2 months 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 …

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2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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2 months ago

Two held in rape and murder of minor in West Bengal’s Basanti

The Hindu  

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2 months ago

POCSO court sentences man to death for rape-murder of minor girl in Bengal

The Hindu  

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2 months, 1 week ago

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Live Law  

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Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily

The Hindu  

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Horrendous but not a crime, says Chhattisgarh HC on rape of 9-yr-old girl’s body

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR: Raping a dead body is one of the most horrendous crimes that one can think of but it does not constitute rape under the penal code in India, the Chhattisgarh high court has said in a December 10 ruling, rejecting an appeal by the mother of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who was raped and killed by two men. The …

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3 months ago

'Rape' On A Dead Body 'Horrendous' Act But It Doesn't Amount To An Offence Of Rape: Chhattisgarh High Court

Live Law  

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3 months ago

Bihar horror: 12-year-old girl raped, killed by her uncle in Bhojpur district

India TV News  

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3 months, 1 week ago

Justice in 60 days: Bengal court sentences man to death for minor's rape-murder

India Today  

A West Bengal court on Friday sentenced one person to death and awarded life imprisonment to another in the rape and murder of a minor girl and necrophilia in October. This is the second instance of a death sentence in West Bengal within eight days, as another court in Baruipur announced the death sentence for the sole accused, Mustakin Sardar, …

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Live Law  

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Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

Live Law  

A POCSO Court in West Bengal has sentenced a man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year old minor girl in Jaynagar, to death.Earlier the High Court had directed AIIMS Kalyani to conduct the post-mortem of the minor after allegations were raised about the conduct of the process.The news of accused Mostakin Sardar being sentenced to death was shared by …

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

Live Law  

A POCSO Court in West Bengal has sentenced a man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year old minor girl in Jaynagar, to death.Earlier the High Court had directed AIIMS Kalyani to conduct the post-mortem of the minor after allegations were raised about the conduct of the process.The news of accused Mostakin Sardar being sentenced to death was shared by …

'Monster Like Conduct': Punjab & Haryana High Court Confirms Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Monster Like Conduct': Punjab & Haryana High Court Confirms Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday confirmed death sentence of a man convicted for the rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl in 2018, observing that the "gruesome murder" of a girl child after committing rape upon her is an example of "monster like conduct of the convict. The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Thursday confirmed death …

Man gets life term for raping minor Dalit girl; trial completed in 24 days
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

In a record 24-day trial, a Sitapur court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old Dalit girl under the newly enacted Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, police officials said on Wednesday. A Sitapur official stated the incident was reported on October 14 when one Vishal Kashyap, the victim’s neighbour raped her after taking her to a deserted place behind …

'Belongs To Backward Community, Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Rape & Murder Of 7 Yr-Old
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has commuted the extreme sentence of death imposed on a man for committing rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in the year 2021. While weighing the aggravating and mitigating circumstances against the accused-appellant, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad held – “These are the incriminating circumstances, but there …

UP man gets life term in jail for killing wife over dowry
4 months, 1 week ago

UP man gets life term in jail for killing wife over dowry

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharajganj : A court in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district sentenced a man to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of murdering his wife three years ago, police said on Wednesday. Additional Sessions and Special Judge Fast Track Court Phool Chand Kushwaha on Tuesday convicted the accused Jitendra Chauhan for killing wife Preeti Chauhan after harassing her for dowry, Additional Superintendent …

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused

Hindustan Times  

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The verdict was delivered by a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) court judge, Mohammad Quamar, following a swift trial that concluded in just three months.

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court
6 months, 1 week ago

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court

Live Law  

While upholding the conviction of a juvenile for rape of a four-year-old girl, the Madhya Pradesh High Court lamented the "lenient" laws in the country so far as juvenile offenders are concerned. Justice Subodh Abhyankar sitting at Indore observed, “Court is once again at pains to observe that juveniles in this country are being treated rather too leniently, and that …

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor
6 months, 1 week ago

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. On …

'Violated Sacred Trust & Duty': Odisha Court Sentences Man To Death For Stabbing Wife 33 Times, Slitting 6-Yr-Old Daughter's Throat
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Violated Sacred Trust & Duty': Odisha Court Sentences Man To Death For Stabbing Wife 33 Times, Slitting 6-Yr-Old Daughter's Throat

Live Law  

A Sessions Court in Odisha's Khurda district has sentenced a man to the extreme penalty of death for committing murder of his wife by stabbing 33 times and causing grievous hurt to his six-year-old daughter by slitting her throat. As she would have endured this savage attack, the deceased would have been overwhelmed by a flood of emotions: the shock …

Murder of 5-year-old Girl: Telangana HC Confirms Death Sentence on Rapist
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Murder of 5-year-old Girl: Telangana HC Confirms Death Sentence on Rapist

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a landmark judgement, a division bench of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday confirmed the death sentence on Dinesh Kumar Dharne, who raped and murdered a five-year-old girl at Narsingi seven years ago. The High Court division bench comprising Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Sambasiva Rao Naidu dismissed the criminal appeal filed by the convict challenging the …

Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction & Life Term Of Man For Committing Murder Of Mother & 18-Day-Old Brother
8 months ago

Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction & Life Term Of Man For Committing Murder Of Mother & 18-Day-Old Brother

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of man who was found guilty for commission of murder of his mother and 18-days-old infant brother. Rejecting the plea of insanity advanced by the appellant, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash observed – “Key pieces of evidence, including the consistent testimonies of …

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala
8 months ago

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Penalty Given To Man For Rape-Murder Of Law Student In Kerala

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of the death sentence given to 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.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Sanjay Karol and KV Viswanathan, considering the appeal filed by the convict against the Kerala High Court's. …

No Parent In Our Society Can Damage Reputation Of Their Daughter Regarding Her Chastity: Patna High Court Upholds Rape Conviction
8 months, 3 weeks ago

No Parent In Our Society Can Damage Reputation Of Their Daughter Regarding Her Chastity: Patna High Court Upholds Rape Conviction

Live Law  

The Patna High Court while deciding on a criminal appeal against the conviction of appellant under Section 3 POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault and under Section 376 IPC for rape, observed, The appellant claimed that he was falsely implicated for extortion of money and getting the victim married to him. However, the Court acquitted the appellant under Section 3 …

Extra-Judicial Confession Obtained Through Coercion Inadmissible As Evidence: Jharkhand HC Acquits Man In 15 Yrs Old Murder & Unnatural Offence Case
9 months, 1 week ago

Extra-Judicial Confession Obtained Through Coercion Inadmissible As Evidence: Jharkhand HC Acquits Man In 15 Yrs Old Murder & Unnatural Offence Case

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court has acquitted a man booked in 2009 for committing unnatural sex and murder of a 10 years old boy, while ruling that his extra-judicial confession obtained through coercion is inadmissible as evidence. The extra judicial confession is a weak kind of evidence, unless and until, the same inspires the confidence of the Court to believe the …

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student
10 months ago

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the death sentence given by a trial court to Muhammed Ameer ul-Islam, the lone convict in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old law student in Ernakulam district of the state. Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student The accused, then 22 years old and a …

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 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 …

2 sentenced to death for raping, burning alive minor girl in Rajasthan's Bhilwara
10 months ago

2 sentenced to death for raping, burning alive minor girl in Rajasthan's Bhilwara

Hindustan Times  

A POCSO court in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district on Monday awarded the death penalty to two men convicted of raping and burning alive a minor girl in a coal furnace last year. The case dates back to August 2, 2023, when a 14-year-old girl went missing after leaving home to graze cattle. They grew suspicious upon noticing a single furnace burning …

Two get death for raping, burning alive minor girl in Bhilwara
10 months ago

Two get death for raping, burning alive minor girl in Bhilwara

The Hindu  

A special court for the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara on May 20 sentenced two persons to death after their conviction for raping and burning alive a 14-year-old girl in a coal furnace in August last year. ‘Rarest of the rare’ POCSO court judge Anil Kumar Gupta, who convicted two brothers, Kalu, 25, and Kanha, …

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram
1 year, 1 month ago

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

A 28-year-old man was given the death penalty by a sessions court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl after abducting her when she was stepping out of a ‘bhandara’ organised near a temple in Sector-66 five years ago. Sunil, who belongs to UP’s Mahoba, is facing trials in two more cases of rape and murder of minor …

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019
1 year, 1 month ago

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019

Hindustan Times  

A fast track court at Palwal sentenced a 23-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping and murdering a minor girl in 2019. The court also granted a sum of ₹ 25 lakhs to the parents of the victim as final compensation as per the Victim Compensation Scheme, 2020. The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act court, in …

MP court sentences man to death for killing two minor nieces after raping one
1 year, 1 month ago

MP court sentences man to death for killing two minor nieces after raping one

Hindustan Times  

A court in Madhya Pradesh has awarded death sentence to a man for killing his two minor nieces after raping one of them on suspicion of witchcraft at Waraseoni in Balaghat district. The court said hat the crime of the accused falls in the rarest of rare category. Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offence court justice Kavita Ivanati said …

Life term for trio who killed 19-year-old girl in 2021
1 year, 2 months ago

Life term for trio who killed 19-year-old girl in 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: The Kadapa District Sessions Court on Friday sentenced life imprisonment to three persons in the case of murder of a degree student at Chintala Cheruvu in Badvel mandal in Kadapa district on June 18, 2021. The murder took place after the girl student, Godugunur Sirisha, 19, ignored an offer of love. Charan hatched a plan to eliminate Sirisha and …

Patna rape and murder: Minor survivor still unconscious, suspects yet to be identified
1 year, 2 months ago

Patna rape and murder: Minor survivor still unconscious, suspects yet to be identified

Hindustan Times  

More than 24 hours after the gruesome incident in which an eight-year-old girl was bludgeoned to death and her 12-year-old friend critically injured at Phulwari Sharif in Patna, the police were yet to make arrests till Wednesday, even as angry locals blocked Patna-Ara stretch of the national highway for more than six hours in protest. According to police and locals, …

Gang Rape & Murder Case: Patna HC Acquits Man Sentenced To Death Noting Prosecution's Sole Reliance On Sniffer Dog Evidence
1 year, 2 months ago

Gang Rape & Murder Case: Patna HC Acquits Man Sentenced To Death Noting Prosecution's Sole Reliance On Sniffer Dog Evidence

Live Law  

This week, the Patna High Court overturned the death penalty handed down to a man convicted of the murder and rape of a 12-year-old girl. The court reached this decision upon discovering that the prosecution's entire case relied solely on the presence of a sniffer dog entering the accused man's house. The Court initially conveyed its discontent with the Special …

Kerala judge awards death penalty to man convicted of rape, murder of 5-yr-old
1 year, 4 months ago

Kerala judge awards death penalty to man convicted of rape, murder of 5-yr-old

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A 29-year-old man convicted for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in July this year was on Tuesday sentenced to death by a special court in Ernakulam. The accused was identified and tracked down within hours of the crime Additional district and sessions judge K Soman, the designated judge for cases registered under the Protection Of …

Man gets death for rape and murder of 8-year-old daughter
1 year, 5 months ago

Man gets death for rape and murder of 8-year-old daughter

Hindustan Times  

A POCSO court in Sitapur on Friday found a man guilty of raping and murdering his eight-year-old daughter, and awarded him the death sentence, senior police officials in Lucknow said. Man gets death for rape and murder of 8-year-old daughter The court of special judge and additional district judge Rahul Prakash, which pronounced the sentence, observed that the rape and …

Rape & Murder Of 4-Year-Old: Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Convict's Death Penalty To Life Sentence Without Remission
1 year, 7 months ago

Rape & Murder Of 4-Year-Old: Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Convict's Death Penalty To Life Sentence Without Remission

Live Law  

Observing that the case does not fall under the category of the rarest of rare, the Madhya Pradesh High Court commuted a convict's sentence of death penalty to life imprisonment without remission, in a case for the murder and rape of a 3 years and 4 month old girl. The division bench of Chief Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal MIshra …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Acquits Man Sentenced To Death In 2019 For Rape, Murder Of 3-Year-Old
1 year, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Acquits Man Sentenced To Death In 2019 For Rape, Murder Of 3-Year-Old

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has overturned the death penalty awarded by a trial court in a case involving the rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl. While acknowledging the suspicions surrounding the appellant, the court however ruled that without a clear connection established by the DNA report between the nail cuttings and the appellant's bruises, the accused cannot be …

Bihar: Mohammad Shahid get death sentence in 2009 rape and murder of minor
1 year, 10 months ago

Bihar: Mohammad Shahid get death sentence in 2009 rape and murder of minor

Op India  

A court in Bihar’s Sasaram on Thursday awarded a death sentence to a convict Mohammad Shahid in a 2009 rape-cum-murder of a minor. Sasaram’s additional district and sessions judge Manoj Kumar convicted Shahid, a grocery shop owner in the Dhansoin area of Buxar, on the two charges on Thursday and imposed a Rs 76,000 fine. According to the additional public …

Man gets life term for killing 17-year-old girl
1 year, 11 months ago

Man gets life term for killing 17-year-old girl

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The sessions court last week sentenced a man to life imprisonment for stabbing a 17-year-old girl to death in Santacruz in April 2017. HT Image The court said the heinous nature of crime, causing 25 stab injuries and slitting of the girl’s neck, clearly showed the intention of the accused to kill her and therefore the absence of evidence …

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