Supreme Court Lists 40 Death Penalty Cases For Hearing From 7th September 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Lists 40 Death Penalty Cases For Hearing From 7th September 2021

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The Supreme Court notified that 40 'Death Cases' will be listed before three judge benches from 7th September 2021 onwards.The list includes four review petitions of convicts whose appeals were dismissed by the Court upholding the death penalty.Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Jitendra @ Jitu Nayansingh GehlotNarayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Jitendra @ Jitu Nayansingh Gehlot were sentenced to. The list includes four review petitions of convicts whose appeals were dismissed by the Court upholding the death penalty. Reopening Of Review Petitions Thereafter, Ashfaq, Sunder and some other death convicts filed a writ petition before the Apex Court in which they raised these issues: 1) the hearing of cases in which death sentence has been awarded should be by a Bench of at least three if not five Supreme Court Judges and the hearing of Review Petitions in death sentence cases should not be by circulation but should only be in open Court, and accordingly Order XL Rule 3 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966 should be declared to be unconstitutional inasmuch as persons on death row are denied an oral hearing. The court also clarified that the right of a limited oral hearing in review petitions where death sentence is given, shall be applicable only in pending review petitions and such petitions filed in future.

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Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks
1 month ago

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks

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Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

'Past Conduct Not Always A Factor When Imposing Death Penalty' : Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence
1 year, 1 month ago

'Past Conduct Not Always A Factor When Imposing Death Penalty' : Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence

Live Law  

Last week, the Supreme Court set aside the death sentence of a man accused, along with others, of firing on and killing multiple people over suspected political enmity in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, observing that although the crime fell in the ‘rarest of rare’ category, the death row convict was not beyond reformation. It has been held that the court would …

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'

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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 …

165 Death Sentences Awarded By Trial Courts In 2022, Highest Ever In A Year Since 2000 : Project 39A Report
1 year, 10 months ago

165 Death Sentences Awarded By Trial Courts In 2022, Highest Ever In A Year Since 2000 : Project 39A Report

Live Law  

In 2022, trial courts imposed the largest number of death sentences in a single year since 2000 while the death row population was the highest it has been since 2004. Overview of Death Sentences In 2022, trial courts imposed death sentences on 165 persons - the largest number of death sentences imposed in a single year in over two decades …

SC Deprecates 'dilatory Tactics' Adopted by Parties in Death Penalty Case
2 years, 1 month ago

SC Deprecates 'dilatory Tactics' Adopted by Parties in Death Penalty Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday strongly deprecated the “dilatory tactics” adopted by the parties and their advocates for “deflecting the course of justice” in a murder case, where seven of the convicts have been awarded death sentence. Justice Bela M Trivedi, who was also part of the bench, took a strict view and said, “Such a dilatory tactics adopted by …

DC Edit | SC move to set guidelines on death penalty welcome
2 years, 3 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 …

Release all life convicts after 10 years in jail unless …: Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Release all life convicts after 10 years in jail unless …: Supreme Court

India Today  

All convicts who have served 10 years of their life sentence and have appeals pending before courts must be granted bail unless there are reasons to deny it, the Supreme Court said as it looks to decongest the overcrowding in jails. A division bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay Shreeniwas Oka was hearing a batch of petitions of …

Supreme Court Sets April 30 Deadline For Centre To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Petition
2 years, 8 months ago

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

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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
2 years, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Supreme Court Death Penalty Digest 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Death Penalty Digest 2021

Live Law  

In 2020, the Supreme Court had affirmed death penalty in 8 cases and commuted death sentence to life imprisonment in 3 cases. The Supreme Court also upheld a High Court decision to convert the death sentence to life imprisonment. Gavai Justice L. Nageswara Rao Affirmed the order of High Court which commuted death sentence to life imprisonment 4. As per …

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in a Triple Murder Case
3 years ago

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in a Triple Murder Case

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Supreme Court has recently commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for triple murder.A bench comprising of Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Justice L. Nageshwar Rao, Justice B.R. Gavai was considering an appeal filed by the convict against the Madhya Pradesh High Court Judgment sentencing him to death by affirming the death sentence passed by the trial Court for the …

Death Penalty - Court Duty Bound To Consider Possibility Of Reformation Even If Accused Remains Silent : Supreme Court
3 years ago

Death Penalty - Court Duty Bound To Consider Possibility Of Reformation Even If Accused Remains Silent : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the review petitions filed by two death-row convicts to convert the death sentence imposed on them to life imprisonment for a term of 30 years.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna noted in the order that the Court is duty bound to elicit all relevant information regarding the possibility …

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