A Bizarre Tale Of 3 Death Row Convicts Facing Different Fates In Same Case
5 years, 1 month ago

A Bizarre Tale Of 3 Death Row Convicts Facing Different Fates In Same Case

Live Law  

Death penalty cannot be executed separately against a single convict, when legal proceedings filed by other co-convicts in the same case are pending - this is one of the arguments raised by lawyers for the convicts in the Nirbhaya case to seek deferral of their executions.The lawyers cited Rule 836 of the Delhi Prison Rules to buttress this argument.The Prosecution however contended that there. Almost a year later, another bench considered the petition of Kashmira Singh and commuted his death penalty to life imprisonment on April 10, 1976, without noticing the dismissal of SLP of Jeeta Singh. As a last attempt to escape the noose, Harbans Singh filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the death warrant, by pointing out the commutation of Kashmira Singh's sentence. Although the Court observed that Harbans Sigh's death sentence deserved commutation, it stopped short of ordering so and disposed of the petition by recommending the President to commute his sentence exercising his mercy powers by taking into account the case of Kashmira Singh.

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Two, including woman, get death sentence for murder
5 days, 17 hours 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 …

Jalpaiguri Court awards death penalty to man for killing wife and daughter
1 month, 2 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 …

Death penalty an exception, not the rule: SC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Death penalty an exception, not the rule: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that not every case of multiple murders qualifies as a “rarest of rare” instance warranting the death penalty, particularly when there is potential for reform. The court underscored that while the crime was brutal and deeply disturbing, the absence of criminal antecedents, favourable prison reports indicating a scope for rehabilitation and legal precedents weighed against …

Capital Punishment An Exception; Even In Cases Of Multiple Murders, Avoid Death Sentence If There's Possibility Of Reform : Supreme Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Capital Punishment An Exception; Even In Cases Of Multiple Murders, Avoid Death Sentence If There's Possibility Of Reform : Supreme Court

Live Law  

Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man for murdering his wife and four minor daughters but commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment without remission, citing a lack of criminal antecedents, prison reports indicating reform potential, and precedents against the death penalty in multiple-murder cases.The Court added that even in cases involving multiple murders, no. Recently, the …

Death Penalty in India: Courts Clash Over Reform Standards in Murder Cases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Death Penalty in India: Courts Clash Over Reform Standards in Murder Cases

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 26, 2025 12:11 IST - 6 MINS READ The rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the R.G. Just when everyone assumed that the convict in the case, the prime accused Sanjay Roy, was sure to be sentenced to death in view of the public outcry against the gruesome incident, the Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, …

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

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 …

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Beant Singh assassination convict Rajoana's mercy plea sensitive matter: Centre to SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that there was sensitivity involved in the matter related to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai was hearing Rajoana's plea seeking directions to commute his …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 8 agreed to examine the pleas filed by Delhi Police challenging the high court's order granting bail to four convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on the four pleas filed by Delhi …

Punjab: Two prisoners commit suicide in Hoshiarpur jail
1 year, 3 months ago

Punjab: Two prisoners commit suicide in Hoshiarpur jail

Hindustan Times  

Two prisoners allegedly hanged themselves in the central jail at Hoshiarpur in the wee hours of Friday. A jail warder noticed the bodies in the morning and informed his seniors. The jail superintendent, Joginder Pal Singh, was placed under suspension in another case on Thursday. City station house officer Sanjeevan Kumar said that investigation under Section 176 CrPC would be …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Revisiting death penalty jurisprudence
2 years, 10 months ago

Revisiting death penalty jurisprudence

The Hindu  

On April 22, a Bench of the Supreme Court of India, led by Justice U.U. Several other cases also were decided by ignoring the Bachan Singh doctrine, as noted by the Supreme Court itself in Santhosh Kumar Satishbhushan Bariyar vs State of Maharashtra and Rajesh Kumar vs State. Taking empirical lessons from the fate of Bachan Singh, the Supreme Court …

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 …

Ahmedabad serial blasts: Indian court sentences 38 out of 49 convicts to death in 2008 case
3 years, 1 month ago

Ahmedabad serial blasts: Indian court sentences 38 out of 49 convicts to death in 2008 case

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A local court in the …

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 …

'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: Court reserves order on convict Mukesh's plea seeking quashing of death penalty
5 years ago

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

India TV News  

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

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 …

MHA recommends commutation of death sentence of Beant Singh’s assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana
5 years, 4 months ago

MHA recommends commutation of death sentence of Beant Singh’s assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sent a letter to the Punjab government to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The MHA took an “in principle” decision on September 30 to commute the death sentence as a “humanitarian gesture” ahead of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations …

MHA commutes death sentence of former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassin to life term; eight Sikh prisoners to be released on Nanak Jayanti
5 years, 5 months ago

MHA commutes death sentence of former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassin to life term; eight Sikh prisoners to be released on Nanak Jayanti

Firstpost  

Centre has decided to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment, while also releasing eight other Sikhs currently in jail for committing crimes during the militancy in Punjab New Delhi: The Home Ministry has decided to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh …

Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Death Sentence Of A Murder Accused Already On Death Row In Another Case [Read Judgment]
5 years, 10 months ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Death Sentence Of A Murder Accused Already On Death Row In Another Case [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Thursday, upheld the death penalty awarded to a man accused of murdering four persons, including two minor children, belonging to one family. After it came to light that Khushwinder Singh confessed his involvement in this case, during investigation in another murder case, the matter was re-investigated by CBI. The conviction and death sentence …

SC Acquits 3 Men Who Were Sentenced To Death Penalty, Commutes It For One [Read Order]
6 years, 1 month ago

SC Acquits 3 Men Who Were Sentenced To Death Penalty, Commutes It For One [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted three murder accused whose death penalty was confirmed by the Karnataka High Court. The three-judge bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Sanjiv Khanna also commuted death penalty awarded to one accused to life imprisonment. The apex court acquitted three accused holding that there was lack of adequate evidence on …

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Two Rape-Cum-Murder Cases [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Two Rape-Cum-Murder Cases [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice AK Sikri has commuted death sentence imposed on accused in two different cases, by recalling its earlier orders by which it had dismissed the SLPs filed by them in limine.Babasaheb Maruti Kamble was convicted for rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in Maharashtra, while Jitendra was convicted in a rape-cum-murder case by …

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Two Rape-Cum-Murder Cases [Read Judgment]
6 years, 4 months ago

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Two Rape-Cum-Murder Cases [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice AK Sikri has commuted death sentence imposed on accused in two different cases, by recalling its earlier orders by which it had dismissed the SLPs filed by them in limine.Babasaheb Maruti Kamble was convicted for rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in Maharashtra, while Jitendra was convicted in a rape-cum-murder case by …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court awards death sentence to convict Yashpal Singh, Naresh Sherawat gets life imprisonment
6 years, 4 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court awards death sentence to convict Yashpal Singh, Naresh Sherawat gets life imprisonment

India TV News  

Delhi’s Patiala House court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to convict Yashpal Singh while another convict Naresh Sherawat was given life imprisonment. On November 14, the court had convicted both Yashpal and Naresh for killing two persons and injuring three others in south Delhi’s Mahipalpur during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The court of Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey held them …

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 Stays Execution Of Death Penalty In 11-Yr-Old Rape & Murder Case [Read Order]
6 years, 5 months ago

SC Stays Execution Of Death Penalty In 11-Yr-Old Rape & Murder Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

‘If in such barbaric act, Court takes lenient view, certainly this may prick conscious of the society besides pricking conscious of this Court.’, the HC had said in this case.The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of man convicted for rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.The Patna High Court had confirmed the death penalty imposed on Munna Pandey …

SC Stays Execution Of Death Penalty In 11-Yr-Old Rape & Murder Case [Read Order]
6 years, 5 months ago

SC Stays Execution Of Death Penalty In 11-Yr-Old Rape & Murder Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

‘If in such barbaric act, Court takes lenient view, certainly this may prick conscious of the society besides pricking conscious of this Court.’, the HC had said in this case.The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of man convicted for rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.The Patna High Court had confirmed the death penalty imposed on Munna Pandey …

Jigisha Murder Case “Not Rarest Of Rare”: Delhi HC Commutes Death Of 2, Says Conduct As Under-Trial Prisoners Not Sufficient Marker Of Potential For Reform [Read Judgment]
7 years, 2 months ago

Jigisha Murder Case “Not Rarest Of Rare”: Delhi HC Commutes Death Of 2, Says Conduct As Under-Trial Prisoners Not Sufficient Marker Of Potential For Reform [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of two of the three convicts in the 2009 Jigisha Ghosh murder case, while confirming the life term awarded by the trial court to the third convict as it held that the crime could not be characterised as the “rarest of rare” warranting the award of capital punishment.A bench of …

Jigisha Ghosh murder case: a chronology of events
7 years, 2 months ago

Jigisha Ghosh murder case: a chronology of events

The Hindu  

Following is the chronology of events in the Jigisha Ghosh murder case in which the Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty awarded to two men to life imprisonment. August 22, 2016: Court awards death penalty to two men and life term to another and imposes a fine of nine lakh on the three convicts. September 15: 2016: …

Jigisha Ghosh murder case: Delhi High Court commutes death penalty of 2 convicts to life term
7 years, 2 months ago

Jigisha Ghosh murder case: Delhi High Court commutes death penalty of 2 convicts to life term

India TV News  

Jigisha Ghosh murder case: Delhi High Court commutes death penalty of 2 convicts to life term This comes almost two years after the court awarded death penalty to Ravi Kapoor and Amit Shukla for kidnapping and killing IT professional Jigisha Ghosh in Delhi. The Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty awarded to two convicts in 2009 Jigisha …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Two death row convicts file plea in SC to review punishment
7 years, 3 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Two death row convicts file plea in SC to review punishment

Firstpost  

Two of the four death row convicts in the 16 December, 2012 gangrape and murder case on Friday moved the Supreme Court for review of its verdict New Delhi: Two of the four death row convicts in the 16 December, 2012 gangrape and murder case on Friday moved the Supreme Court for review of its verdict upholding the capital punishment …

Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Sister’s Plea To Commute Death Sentence Of Balwant Singh Rajoana [Read Judgment]
7 years, 4 months ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Sister’s Plea To Commute Death Sentence Of Balwant Singh Rajoana [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The condemned prisoner knew about his rights to defend himself during the trial but he deliberately chose not to seek any legal help, the court said.The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected the plea of sister of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death convict, seeking commutation of death sentence.Balwant Singh Rajoana, along with co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, was awarded death …

SC Stays Death Penalty Awarded To UP Man Accused In Murder Of Six [Read Order]
7 years, 7 months ago

SC Stays Death Penalty Awarded To UP Man Accused In Murder Of Six [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has stayed the death penalty awarded to a man accused of being involved in the murder of six persons in Muzzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.Madan, Suresh Pal, and Ishwar were convicted by the trial court for being involved in the killing of six persons. The Supreme Court has stayed the death penalty awarded to a man accused of being …

SC Stays Death Penalty Awarded To UP Man Accused In Murder Of Six [Read Order]
7 years, 7 months ago

SC Stays Death Penalty Awarded To UP Man Accused In Murder Of Six [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has stayed the death penalty awarded to a man accused of being involved in the murder of six persons in Muzzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.Madan, Suresh Pal, and Ishwar were convicted by the trial court for being involved in the killing of six persons. The Supreme Court has stayed the death penalty awarded to a man accused of being …

Death for three convicted in gang-rape and murder of Pune techie
7 years, 10 months ago

Death for three convicted in gang-rape and murder of Pune techie

India TV News  

A fast track court here has awarded capital punishment to three prime accused in the October 2009 gang-rape and murder of software engineer Nayana Phatak-Pujari. The three accused are -- Yogesh Ashok Raut, Mahesh Balasaheb Thakur and Vishwas Hindurao Kadam. The case created a scare among Pune residents, especially those working in late-night shifts in the IT sector, and resulted …

2012 Delhi gangrape case: A look at Jyoti Singh's killers whose fate will be decided by Supreme Court today
7 years, 10 months ago

2012 Delhi gangrape case: A look at Jyoti Singh's killers whose fate will be decided by Supreme Court today

Firstpost  

A 23-year-old medical student Jyoti Singh was gruesomely beaten, gang-raped and tortured in a moving bus by Ram Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta, Mukesh and a juvenile on 16 December, 2012 when she was travelling with a friend in New Delhi. The fate of four death row convicts in the sensational case will be decided on Friday as …

India’s top court upholds death sentences in gang-rape case that shocked nation
7 years, 10 months ago

India’s top court upholds death sentences in gang-rape case that shocked nation

LA Times  

India’s top court on Friday upheld the death sentences of four men who were convicted in the fatal gang rape and torture of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in the capital nearly five years ago. The court held that the nature of the crime, which triggered massive protests across India, made it an appropriate case for the …

Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death: Don’t let Pakistan repeat what it did to Kashmir Singh, Surjeet and Sarabjit
7 years, 11 months ago

Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death: Don’t let Pakistan repeat what it did to Kashmir Singh, Surjeet and Sarabjit

Firstpost  

It’s safe to presume that, short of hanging Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistan may do with him what it did with other real & presumed Indian spies in the past. The issue may then be left hanging for a painfully long time, and as Jadhav rots in jail, Pakistan will tell India and the world that it’s the most merciful and benevolent …

A Grave Blunder: The Hindu on the execution of Bhagat Singh
8 years ago

A Grave Blunder: The Hindu on the execution of Bhagat Singh

The Hindu  

Today marks the 87th death anniversary of Bhagat Singh, one of the shining icons of the Indian freedom movement. A Grave Blunder The news of the execution of Bhagat Singh and his two comrades, accused in what is known as the Lahore Conspiracy Case, will come upon the public as a rude shock. For, although the petition for mercy made …

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Two Death Row Convicts [Read Order]
8 years, 5 months ago

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Two Death Row Convicts [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of two death row convicts - Vikram Singh and Jasvir Singh @ Jassa, who were sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old boy after demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from his father.The bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Amitava Roy stayed the execution of death …

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Two Death Row Convicts [Read Order]
8 years, 5 months ago

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Two Death Row Convicts [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of two death row convicts - Vikram Singh and Jasvir Singh @ Jassa, who were sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old boy after demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from his father.The bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Amitava Roy stayed the execution of death …

September Blow To ‘Death Penalty’
8 years, 5 months ago

September Blow To ‘Death Penalty’

Live Law  

September has been a heaven-sent month for seven persons whose death penalty awarded by high courts for committing heinous crimes like rape and murder was commuted by the Supreme Court.The judgments pronounced this month in their criminal appeals also raise a suspicion whether the apex court is becoming more and more reluctant to award death penalty.The Bench comprising Justice Ranjan. …

Exclusive: SC Commutes Another Death Penalty, This Time In Triple Murder Case [Read Order]
8 years, 5 months ago

Exclusive: SC Commutes Another Death Penalty, This Time In Triple Murder Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

A Supreme Court order dated 1st September, 2016, which escaped the scrutiny of proponents and opponents of death penalty, has been accessed by Live Law. Vide this order, a three-judge Bench of the apex court comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Prafulla C Pant and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit has commuted the death penalty awarded to one Shyam Singh from Madhya …

Absence Of Active Participation In Multiple Murders, A Factor To Not Award Death Penalty; SC Commutes Death Penalty In Yet Another Case
8 years, 5 months ago

Absence Of Active Participation In Multiple Murders, A Factor To Not Award Death Penalty; SC Commutes Death Penalty In Yet Another Case

Live Law  

We are of the view that so far as the sentence is concerned, the aforesaid fact i.e. absence of any active participation should go into the judicial determination of the question of appropriate punishment, the Bench observed.The Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit might have made a unique record in …

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