SC Stays Execution Of Death Penalty In 7-Yr-Old Rape And Murder Case [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

SC Stays Execution Of Death Penalty In 7-Yr-Old Rape And Murder Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

“The sex maniacs are prowling in the society like wild wolves to quench their sinful bodily lust. In this evil pursuit they even do not spare infants and children,” the high court had said in the judgmentThe Supreme Court has stayed execution of death penalty imposed on a man accused of rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl.Calling for the records from the. In this evil pursuit they even do not spare infants and children,” the high court had said in the judgment The Supreme Court has stayed execution of death penalty imposed on a man accused of rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl. “The accused person-appellant Pappu who belonged to the same caste, social strata and native place of the deceased minor girl Amrata; allured her to provide her Lychee apparently as a prelude to his sinister design which resulted in her kidnapping, brutal rape and gruesome murder-as the numerous ante-mortem injuries on her person testify; which culminated in concealing her dead body near the banks of the river beside the bushes and innocent helpless and hapless girl of 7 years was subjected to such barbaric treatment by a person who was in a position to win her trust. It had also said: “The sex maniacs are prowling in the society like wild wolves to quench their sinful bodily lust.

Death Death Penalty Court Pappu No Stone Wild Wolves This Evil Pursuit  penalty  bench  rape  sc  wolves  stays  read  case  execution  court  accused  imposed  murder  death  wild  high  order  sentence

History of this topic

Men gets lifer for sodomising, killing boy in 2018
1 week, 3 days ago

Men gets lifer for sodomising, killing boy in 2018

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has convicted a man in a case of sodomy and murder of a 10-year-old boy in 2018 and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Men gets lifer for sodomising, killing boy in 2018 Additional sessions judge Susheel Bala Dagar said death penalty wasn't warranted owing to the possibility of the convict's reformation and the case didn't …

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

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 …

RG Kar rape-murder victim's parents not seeking death for convict, court told
1 month, 3 weeks ago

RG Kar rape-murder victim's parents not seeking death for convict, court told

India Today  

The parents of a 31-year-old doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have said they do not seek the death penalty for Sanjoy Roy, convicted of the crime. The High Court reserved its judgement after an initial hearing of appeals filed by the West Bengal government and the Central Bureau of Investigation. Both …

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 …

WB govt moves Calcutta HC for death penalty in R G Kar case
Trending News
2 months ago

WB govt moves Calcutta HC for death penalty in R G Kar case

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has moved the Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty to Sanjay Roy, the convict who was awarded life imprisonment by the Sealdah Court into the rape and murder of an-duty female doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on Monday. The state government’s step came a day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee declared …

Bombay High Court upholds penalty of a man convicted in murdering his mother and later eating her organs
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court upholds penalty of a man convicted in murdering his mother and later eating her organs

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty awarded to a man from Maharashtra’s Kolhapur for brutally murdering his 63-year-old mother and later eating her body parts and organs in 2017. Thus, we have upheld your death sentence, as awarded to you by the sessions court,” the Division Bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan observed. The …

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

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. …

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 …

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case
10 months ago

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence of a convict in law student rape and murder case

India TV News  

The Kerala High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Ameerul Islam, convicted in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old Dalit law student in Perumbavoor. The high court dismissed Islam's appeal against the sessions court verdict and confirmed the capital punishment. The court had said that the confirmation of the capital punishment was also made based on …

Kerala High Court Declines To Suspend Execution Of Monson Mavunkal's Life Sentence For Sexually Abusing Employee's Minor Daughter
11 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Declines To Suspend Execution Of Monson Mavunkal's Life Sentence For Sexually Abusing Employee's Minor Daughter

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a plea by Monson Mavunkal to suspend the execution of his life imprisonment sentence passed by the trial court in a sexual assault case.“It is to be noted that the petitioner has been awarded the imprisonment for life on three different counts by the learned Additional Sessions Judge. The Kerala High Court has dismissed …

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 …

Bombay High Court Commutes Man’s Death Sentence To 25 Yrs Imprisonment For Rape, Murder Of 6-Yr-Old
1 year, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court Commutes Man’s Death Sentence To 25 Yrs Imprisonment For Rape, Murder Of 6-Yr-Old

Live Law  

The division bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Abhay S Waghwase observed that the trial court did not consider mitigating factors, including the convict's background and the absence of any prior criminal record while awarding the death penalty. The Bombay High Court on Friday commuted the death sentence to 25-year fixed-term imprisonment for a 36 years old labour, convicted …

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 …

Uphold dignity in death penalty
2 years ago

Uphold dignity in death penalty

Hindustan Times  

There are layers upon layers in the judicial debate on capital punishment — the efficacy and ethics of administering the death penalty, the adequacy of procedural safeguards, the choice of the most humane way to execute a person, and even the moral argument — but at its heart rests the motivation to safeguard the dignity of the life that is …

Psychological assessment needed, says SC while staying death sentence of rape accused
2 years, 4 months ago

Psychological assessment needed, says SC while staying death sentence of rape accused

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of the death penalty awarded to a man who was convicted of raping and murdering a minor girl. In November last year, the Bombay High Court sentenced the man to death for raping and murdering a minor girl in Maharashtra's Thane. Arora stressed before the three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice of India …

Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl : SC Clarifies Order Commuting Death Penalty, Convict To Undergo 20 Years Imprisonment For Rape Offences
2 years, 4 months ago

Rape & Murder Of 4 Year Old Girl : SC Clarifies Order Commuting Death Penalty, Convict To Undergo 20 Years Imprisonment For Rape Offences

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, recently, clarified its judgment dated 19.04.2022 wherein death sentence awarded to a man convicted for raping and murdering a four year old girl was commuted to life imprisonment.In the said judgment, the Court had commuted the death sentence imposed for the offence of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code as life imprisonment. The Supreme …

DC Edit | SC move to set guidelines on death penalty welcome
2 years, 6 months ago

DC Edit | SC move to set guidelines on death penalty welcome

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the Supreme Court to set up a Constitution Bench to lay down guidelines for the courts on providing a convict a real and meaningful hearing before deciding on a death penalty is a refreshing step that will further civilise the criminal justice delivery system in our country. The only protection a person can have against incarceration or …

SC confirms death penalty to man for rape and murder of minor girl
2 years, 8 months ago

SC confirms death penalty to man for rape and murder of minor girl

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the death penalty given to a man for the rape and murder of a seven-and-a-half-year-old mentally and physically challenged girl, saying the crime has been of extreme depravity and shocks the conscience. Ravikumar upheld the Rajasthan High Court's May 29, 2015 order of death sentence. In the case of the present nature, …

SC Upholds Rajasthan HC Decision of Death Penalty to Man for Minor's Rape and Murder
2 years, 8 months ago

SC Upholds Rajasthan HC Decision of Death Penalty to Man for Minor's Rape and Murder

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the death penalty given to a man for the rape and murder of a seven-and-a-half-year-old mentally and physically challenged girl, saying the crime has been of extreme depravity and shocks the conscience. A three-judge bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar upheld the Rajasthan High Court’s May 29, 2015 …

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 …

SC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Who Raped, Killed 4-Yr-Old. A Look at 5 Such Orders Since 2020
2 years, 11 months ago

SC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Who Raped, Killed 4-Yr-Old. A Look at 5 Such Orders Since 2020

News 18  

The Supreme Court this week commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of the rape and murder a four-year-old girl in a Madhya Pradesh village in April 2013. Here’s a look at recent instances in which the Supreme Court commuted the death penalty of rapists and murderers convicted for harming children: February 2022: Supreme Court commutes death sentence awarded …

UP Court Sends Man to Life term Imprisonment for Raping Minor in Amroha
4 years, 5 months ago

UP Court Sends Man to Life term Imprisonment for Raping Minor in Amroha

News 18  

A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh here has sentenced a man life behind bars till his death after finding him guilty of raping a six-year-old girl. Special judge Veena Narayan held accused, Dalpat, guilty and also slapped a penalty of over Rs 2 lakh on him. “Under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, the accused is sentenced to life till …

Nirbhaya case :Human Rights activists "cry foul" after rapists are executed
5 years ago

Nirbhaya case :Human Rights activists "cry foul" after rapists are executed

Op India  

Following the execution of the convicts involved in the brutal gangrape and murder of 23-year-old physiotherapy student in 2012 who was named “Nirbhaya” by the media, several self-proclaimed human rights activists assumed moral high ground and dubbed the death penalty handed out to the convicts as an act of revenge. #Nirbhaya https://t.co/tWHlKA2Zh9 — Mohd Mojahid March 20, 2020 Citing the …

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of Execution Of Death Penalty By Hanging
5 years ago

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of Execution Of Death Penalty By Hanging

Live Law  

Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by a 88-year old freedom fighter challenging the constitutional validity of delivering death penalty by hanging by deathThe Bench headed by Justice SA Bobde dismissed the petition filed by S Paremeswaran Nampoothiri challenging Section 354 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which states when any person is sentenced to death, the sentence. Supreme …

'Rape And Murder' Tops The List Of Cases Where Death Penalty Was Awarded In India : Project39 (NLU-D) Report
5 years, 2 months ago

'Rape And Murder' Tops The List Of Cases Where Death Penalty Was Awarded In India : Project39 (NLU-D) Report

Live Law  

As per the "Death Penalty Report in India: Annual Statistics" published by Project 39A of the National Law University, Delhi, 2019 was a significant year in terms of legal developments on capital punishment in India. Courts gave death penalty for murder involving sexual offences in 18% of the cases in 2016. Further, despite the drop in the total number of …

India to hang 2012 New Delhi gang rape convicts on January 22
5 years, 2 months ago

India to hang 2012 New Delhi gang rape convicts on January 22

Al Jazeera  

Court issues death warrant for four men convicted in rape and murder of woman on a bus that galvanised mass protests. A court in India has set a date for the execution of four men convicted of the infamous 2012 gang rape and murder of a university student. New Delhi court’s judge Satish Kumar issued the death warrant on Tuesday, …

Death Sentence Awarded In A 13 Day Trial: SC Reserves Order In Appeal By Rape & Murder Accused [Read Order]
5 years, 3 months ago

Death Sentence Awarded In A 13 Day Trial: SC Reserves Order In Appeal By Rape & Murder Accused [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has reserved the order in an appeal against death penalty awarded to a rape and murder accused in a trial that finished within thirteen days.Anokhilal was convicted and sentenced to death in March 2013 for committing the murder of a minor girl, aged nine years, after raping and performing carnal sex with her. The Supreme Court has …

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 …

As Hyderabad rape, murder case triggers calls for harsher penalties, how political posturing prevents death penalty for rapist-killers
5 years, 3 months ago

As Hyderabad rape, murder case triggers calls for harsher penalties, how political posturing prevents death penalty for rapist-killers

Firstpost  

Amid calls for the death penalty for rapists, in the aftermath of the rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian, this ringside view proves how political posturing can contrast with reality, with politicians themselves protecting the rapist-killer by permitting inordinate delays and presidential pardons. Additional research on each of their five convictions to double-check that all cases had been awarded …

Supreme Court dismisses review plea of Coimbatore rape-murder convict
5 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court dismisses review plea of Coimbatore rape-murder convict

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday reaffirmed the death penalty of a convict for “horribly” gangraping a 10-year-old girl and killing her along with her brother in Coimbatore in 2010. The top court had last month stayed the execution of convict Manoharan and said it would hear arguments on his plea seeking review of its August 1 verdict which had confirmed …

Rape And Murder Of 5 Year Old Girl: SC Sets Aside Death Penalty; Sentences Accused To 25Yrs Imprisonment [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

Rape And Murder Of 5 Year Old Girl: SC Sets Aside Death Penalty; Sentences Accused To 25Yrs Imprisonment [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently commuted the death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of a minor girl of age five years.Initially, the Trial Court had imposed capital sentence convicting the accused for offences under Sections 363, 366, 376 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The Supreme Court recently commuted the death sentence awarded to a …

Murder & Gang Rape Of Mentally Ill Woman: SC Stays Execution Of 7 Men Sentenced To Death [Read Order]
5 years, 8 months ago

Murder & Gang Rape Of Mentally Ill Woman: SC Stays Execution Of 7 Men Sentenced To Death [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has stayed execution of seven death row convicts accused of accused of gang rape of a mentally ill woman in Rohtak.The bench comprising the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta granted leave in the special leave petition filed by the seven persons whose death sentence was affirmed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in …

SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Mandatory Death Penalty Under SC/ST Act [Read Petition]
5 years, 10 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Mandatory Death Penalty Under SC/ST Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice SA Bobde today issued notice to the Centre on a PIL challenging mandatory death penalty under section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act. The provisions prescribes mandatory death penalty to a non-SC/ST person, if he is found to have knowingly fabricated or given false evidence in a criminal. The …

Rape & Murder Of 3 Month Old Baby: SC Stays Death Penalty
6 years ago

Rape & Murder Of 3 Month Old Baby: SC Stays Death Penalty

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, stayed death penalty imposed on a man convicted for rape and murder of a 3- month old infant. The bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, granted leave in the Special Leave Petition filed by Naveen @ Ajay against the Judgment of the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh …

When SC Ignored Precedents To Confirm A Death Sentence
6 years ago

When SC Ignored Precedents To Confirm A Death Sentence

Live Law  

The court officer called Item no. Ironically, the judgment acquitting Shinde and five others, was authored by Justice MR Shah, who also penned a 27 page judgment, confirming death sentence awarded to Singh. Justice Kurian Joseph led bench, in November 2018, had held that, before awarding death sentence, a proper psychological/psychiatric evaluation is to be done by courts to assess …

SC Acquits Six Men to Whom It Had Given Death Sentence in 2009
6 years ago

SC Acquits Six Men to Whom It Had Given Death Sentence in 2009

The Quint  

The judgment of the court could have far-reaching consequences because it was a complete U-turn on the decision originally taken by the Supreme Court itself 10 years ago. The legal error made by Justice Pasayat in the 2009 decision had been made in six other cases, and there was a significant issue with contrasting death penalty decisions during his tenure …

We Feel Somewhat Reluctant In Endorsing The Death Sentence: SC Commutes Death Penalty Awarded To 'Tutor' [Read Order]
6 years ago

We Feel Somewhat Reluctant In Endorsing The Death Sentence: SC Commutes Death Penalty Awarded To 'Tutor' [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, commuted the death sentence awarded to a 'tutor' convicted of rape and murder of a seven year old girl, and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment of 30 years. The Madhya Pradesh High Court had confirmed the death penalty awarded to Parasuram who was a 22-year-old B.Sc. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. …

Rape And Murder Of 8Yr Old Girl: SC Commutes Death Sentence To 25 Yrs Imprisonment Without Remission
6 years, 2 months ago

Rape And Murder Of 8Yr Old Girl: SC Commutes Death Sentence To 25 Yrs Imprisonment Without Remission

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence, as confirmed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, of a convicted for the rape and murder of an eight-year old girl. "By applying the 'last seen' theory to the facts of the case and further considering the forensic and medical evidence on record, trial court has rightly recorded …

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking immediate execution of death row convicts in 2012 December gangrape case
6 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking immediate execution of death row convicts in 2012 December gangrape case

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking directions for the immediate execution of the four men convicted in the Delhi gangrape and murder case of 2012. On 9 July, the apex court dismissed the pleas of three convicts — Mukesh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma — seeking review of it 2017 verdict which upheld the capital …

“Her last words were ‘burn them alive’, she should get justice”: Lawyer who filed PIL to execute Nirbhaya’s rapists
6 years, 3 months ago

“Her last words were ‘burn them alive’, she should get justice”: Lawyer who filed PIL to execute Nirbhaya’s rapists

Op India  

Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking the execution of the death penalty awarded to the convicts in Nirbhaya rape and murder case. As per reports, the lawyer has appealed the apex court to issue directions to the central government to execute the death penalty awarded to all convicts within two weeks from the …

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Two Rape-Cum-Murder Cases [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 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, 3 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 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 …

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 …

Discover Related