Bombay High Court Objects To Trial Court Quoting 'Mahabharata' To Hand Over Death Sentence To Parents, Son; Commutes Penalty To Life Term
4 months ago

Bombay High Court Objects To Trial Court Quoting 'Mahabharata' To Hand Over Death Sentence To Parents, Son; Commutes Penalty To Life Term

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court at Nagpur on Wednesday while commuting the death sentence of two men and a woman to life term, objected to the reasoning of the Trial Court, especially for quoting Mahabharata verses.The High Court was dealing with an appeal filed by a family convicted for killing four members of the maternal family over a land dispute.A division bench. The Bombay High Court at Nagpur on Wednesday while commuting the death sentence of two men and a woman to life term, objected to the reasoning of the Trial Court, especially for quoting Mahabharata verses. A division bench of Justices Vinay Joshi and Abhay Mantri took exception to various reasons provided by a Trial Court in Akot City of Akola District, wherein the Trial Judge referred to Mahabharata, highlighted the statistics of murders in past 10 years, one of the convicts being a 'teacher' thus bringing disrepute to the noble profession, etc. Of these offences, the trial court highlighted that in the last 10 years, incidents of four murders in a single incident were only 19 and thus, the instant case was a 'rarest of rare.'

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Life sentence for Dhakoli man who axed wife to death
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Life sentence for Dhakoli man who axed wife to death

Hindustan Times  

An interior decorator who axed his wife to death at their house in Dhakoli in October 2020 will spend the rest of his life in jail, a Mohali court has ruled. Sentencing Ashok Kumar, a resident of Basant Vihar, Phase 2, Dhakoli, to life imprisonment, the Mohali court of additional sessions judge Baljinder Singh Sra also slapped a fine of …

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 …

Two get life imprisonment for attempt to murder two Scheduled Caste persons
1 month ago

Two get life imprisonment for attempt to murder two Scheduled Caste persons

The Hindu  

The Special Court for trial of cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, Theni, on Friday sentenced two Caste Hindu persons to life imprisonment for attempting to murder two Scheduled Caste persons and abusing them using caste name. Special Court Judge G. Anuradha sentenced M. Vijay and his mother M. Tamilselvi to life imprisonment and imposed a …

Bombay High Court reserves order on petitions and appeals in Mumbai 7/11 train blasts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bombay High Court reserves order on petitions and appeals in Mumbai 7/11 train blasts

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Friday reserved its order for judgment on the death confirmation petition by the State government and appeals filed by the 12 convicts in the July 11, 2006, bomb blast case in which a series of seven bomb blasts happened in Mumbai’s local trains that caused over 180 deaths and several injured. On January 31, 2025, …

SC upholds over ₹1 crore award to daughters of couple which died in road mishap
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC upholds over ₹1 crore award to daughters of couple which died in road mishap

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a verdict and upheld over ₹1 crore compensation awarded to the daughters of a couple which died in a road accident. SC upholds over ₹ 1 crore award to daughters of couple which died in road mishap A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah took note of the appeal …

5 who raped, killed Chhattisgarh teen, murdered 2 family members sentenced to death
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Kerala HC acquits second accused in rape and murder of woman and daughter in Kumily
2 months, 1 week ago

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

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday acquitted Jomon of Kumily, the second accused in a case relating to the rape and murder of a woman and her daughter in 2007, after setting aside the Thodupuzha Session’s Court’s verdict awarding him death sentence in the case. The High Court had in 2018 confirmed the capital punishment imposed …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Bombay HC upholds death sentences for father, son in quadruple family murder case
4 months ago

Bombay HC upholds death sentences for father, son in quadruple family murder case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has confirmed death sentences for a father and son convicted of murdering four family members, whilst acquitting a third defendant. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has confirmed death sentences for a father and son convicted of murdering four family members. ) While finding sufficient grounds to uphold the …

Not Allowing Daughter-In-Law To Watch TV, Meet Neighbours, Go To Temple Alone & Making Her Sleep On Carpet Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Not Allowing Daughter-In-Law To Watch TV, Meet Neighbours, Go To Temple Alone & Making Her Sleep On Carpet Is Not Cruelty: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Quashing a 20-year-old order convicting a man and his family for cruelty towards his deceased wife, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court said that the allegations of taunting the deceased, not allowing her to watch TV, not allowing her to go alone to the temple and making her sleep on a carpet would not constitute the offence of …

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 …

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls
6 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Convicted For Sexually Abusing Five Minor Girls

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and the life sentence imposed on a 40-year-old man, who was convicted for sexually abusing at least five minor girls.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan upheld the March 29, 2014 judgment of a special court in Thane, which convicted Ramesh Gopnur for raping five minor girls and …

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea
7 months ago

Nithari Killings: Should Surendra Koli's Acquittal Be Reversed? Supreme Court Agrees To Hear CBI's Plea

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. In May, the Supreme Court also agreed to hear another plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
8 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 22 issued notice in a petition filed by Madhavi Vishwanathan, mother of murdered television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, against the bail granted to four men convicted in the case. In February, the Delhi High Court granted bail to convicts — Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik and Ajay Kumar during the pendency of their appeals against …

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 …

Calcutta HC Suspends Sentence of Woman Convicted for Killing of 6-Yr-Old Step-daughter
1 year, 8 months ago

Calcutta HC Suspends Sentence of Woman Convicted for Killing of 6-Yr-Old Step-daughter

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court recently suspended the sentence of a woman who was convicted for murdering her six-year-old step-daughter by poisoning. “There is no certainty of the appeal being finally decided at an early date given the large number of cases pending, and also on an overall appreciation and assimilation of the nature and quality of the evidence on record, …

BREAKING - Madras High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused In Gokulraj Murder Case, Says They Were Under Influence Of ‘Demon Called Caste’
1 year, 9 months ago

BREAKING - Madras High Court Upholds Conviction Of Accused In Gokulraj Murder Case, Says They Were Under Influence Of ‘Demon Called Caste’

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of eight accused in the Gokul Raj murder case. The court altered the charges against two other accused to imprisonment of five years.The division bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that the prosecution had proved the chain of circumstances that had led to the murder of Gokulraj …

Two-member bench of the Madras High Court commutes death sentence to life in 2003 Murugesan-Kannagi honour killing case
2 years, 9 months ago

Two-member bench of the Madras High Court commutes death sentence to life in 2003 Murugesan-Kannagi honour killing case

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 08, 2022 18:48 IST A two-member bench of the Madras High Court has commuted the death sentence of D. Maruthupandian, who belongs to the Vanniyar community, a Most Backward Class, to life sentence on June 8. He was awarded the death sentence in the case of the brutal double murder of his younger sister D. Kannagi and …

Bombay HC upholds death sentence of watchman convicted for rape, murder of 3-year-old
3 years, 3 months ago

Bombay HC upholds death sentence of watchman convicted for rape, murder of 3-year-old

India Today  

The Bombay High Court upheld the death penalty awarded to a 30-year-old watchman who was accused of raping and killing a three-year-old girl. The HC’s decision came on a day when it commuted the death sentence of three men convicted in the Shakti Mills gang-rape case. The division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithiviraj Chavan confirmed the death penalty …

Cancerous To The Justice Delivery System If Hostile Witnesses Believe They Are Beyond The Rule Of Law: Bombay High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Cancerous To The Justice Delivery System If Hostile Witnesses Believe They Are Beyond The Rule Of Law: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court in a recent order observed that the courts cannot "turn a blind eye to the menace of hostile witnesses," while directing the trial court to take action against five witnesses whose evidence resulted in the acquittal of a 75-year-old woman. A division bench of Jusitces Ravindra Ghuge and BU Debadwar said that …

Madras High Court sets aside death sentence awarded to prime accused in 2016 Udumalpet Shankar murder case
4 years, 8 months ago

Madras High Court sets aside death sentence awarded to prime accused in 2016 Udumalpet Shankar murder case

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday acquitted B. Chinnasamy, the prime accused in the sensational 2016 ‘Udumalpet’ Shankar murder case from all charges, and set aside the death sentence imposed on him by the trial court in December 2017. The trial court awarded the death sentence to six, life to one and five years of imprisonment to one more accused …

Death Penalty Sentencing in India's Trial Courts: Confusion in the Apex Court Wreaks Havoc in Courts Below
4 years, 10 months ago

Death Penalty Sentencing in India's Trial Courts: Confusion in the Apex Court Wreaks Havoc in Courts Below

Live Law  

Project 39A has released a report titled DeathPenalty Sentencing in Trial Courts: Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra containing findings from a study of all capital cases decided by trial courts of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra between 2000 and 2015. Contrary to the Constitution Bench decision in Bachan Singh which emphasised the relevance of mitigating factors in capital sentencing, trial …

From bus to gallows: A timeline of events in Nirbhaya case
5 years ago

From bus to gallows: A timeline of events in Nirbhaya case

New Indian Express  

On March 11, accused Ram Singh allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Tihar Jail. Ten days pursuant to that, a trial court convicted four others of 'grave offences', including gang-rape, unnatural offence and murder of the girl and attempt to murder her male friend. On September 13, the court awarded death penalty to all the four convicts. On May …

Nirbhaya case: Delhi High Court declines to stay execution of convicts
5 years ago

Nirbhaya case: Delhi High Court declines to stay execution of convicts

Live Mint  

The four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case are set to be hanged early Friday morning with the Delhi High Court clearing the decks for their execution by dismissing their plea seeking a stay on it. While dismissing the plea, the bench said pending petitions of the convicts in various fora is untenable in law as a …

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi High Rejects Mukesh's Plea Seeking His Trial To Be Declared As Invalid [Read Order]
5 years ago

Nirbhaya Case: Delhi High Rejects Mukesh's Plea Seeking His Trial To Be Declared As Invalid [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has rejected the plea moved by one of the convicts Mukesh seeking the trial court order dated 10/09/2013, wherein he was convicted for the rape and murder of Nirbhaya, to be declared as invalid on the ground of concealment of vital documents. The trial court had also asked Bar Council of India to take note of ML …

Nirbhaya's parents urge HC to expeditiously decide Centre's plea against stay on convicts execution
5 years, 1 month ago

Nirbhaya's parents urge HC to expeditiously decide Centre's plea against stay on convicts execution

India Today  

Nirbhaya's parents urged the Delhi High Court on Tuesday to expeditiously decide the Centre's plea challenging stay on execution of the four convicts in the case of their daughter's gang rape and murder. Advocate Jitendra Jha, representing the parents of Nirbhaya, given name of the victim, said he mentioned the matter before the court for early disposal of the government's …

Bombay High Court : 2019 Highlights
5 years, 2 months ago

Bombay High Court : 2019 Highlights

Live Law  

Like every year, the Bombay High Court in 2019 witnessed a flurry of fresh PILs and petitions filed and pronounced orders/judgements in plenty of old cases.Here is a look at the some of the most significant judgements/orders of the Bombay High Court in the past year. SC sets aside Bombay HC judgement Refusing Additional Time to the Police to file …

Juvenility Claim After President's Mercy: Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Triple Murder Convict's Plea [Read Judgment]
5 years, 6 months ago

Juvenility Claim After President's Mercy: Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Triple Murder Convict's Plea [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a 'Juvenility' plea of a triple murder convict whose death sentence affirmed by the Apex Court was later modified to life imprisonment by the President of India.Om Prakash @ Nazrul @ Raju Dass @ Raju Chaudhary @ Saiful Islam was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of triple murder. The Uttarakhand High Court …

Bombay HC Confirms Death Penalty To Man Who Killed Mother, Wife & Daughter [Read Judgment]
5 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC Confirms Death Penalty To Man Who Killed Mother, Wife & Daughter [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has confirmed the death sentence awarded to one Vishwajit Masalkar, 25-year-old convicted under Section 302 of IPC for killing his mother, wife and two-year-old daughter in order to marry another woman. Division bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice SS Joshi confirmed the death sentence awarded to the accused and concluded- "All the aforesaid. Division bench …

No Appreciation Of Evidence While Considering Discharge Plea: SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Discharging Accused In Loharia Murder Case [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

No Appreciation Of Evidence While Considering Discharge Plea: SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Discharging Accused In Loharia Murder Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

‘What has happened in the present case is that the statements recorded in the course of investigation had been weighed, analyzed and appreciated.’The Supreme Court on Thursday revived prosecution of Navi Mumbai builder Sumeet Bachewar in builder Sunil Kumar Loharia murder case, observing that the high court order discharging him was ‘premature’.The bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi,. ‘What has happened …

Delhi High Court dismisses appeal of 15 convicted of killing Dalits in Haryana's Mirchpur village
6 years, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court dismisses appeal of 15 convicted of killing Dalits in Haryana's Mirchpur village

Firstpost  

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of 15 persons belonging to the dominant Jat community against their conviction and sentencing in a case of burning alive a 70-year-old Dalit man and his physically-challenged daughter at Mirchpur village in Haryana’s Hisar district in 2010. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of 15 persons …

Madras High Court upholds death sentence against techie for rape, murder of seven-year-old girl in 2017
6 years, 8 months ago

Madras High Court upholds death sentence against techie for rape, murder of seven-year-old girl in 2017

Firstpost  

The Madras High Court confirmed the death sentence given to a 23-year-old techie by a lower court for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in 2017. Chennai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence awarded to a 23-year-old techie by a lower court for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in 2017. Mahila …

Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Eight Murder Accused [Read Judgment]
7 years, 1 month ago

Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Eight Murder Accused [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

We find that the case under reference is simply a case of retaliation and in that view of this case, we are not in a position to accept the case as one of rarest of rare cases, the bench observed.The Calcutta High Court has commuted death penalty awarded to eight persons accused in a kidnap-cum-murder case and also acquitted two …

Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Eight Murder Accused [Read Judgment]
7 years, 1 month ago

Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Eight Murder Accused [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

We find that the case under reference is simply a case of retaliation and in that view of this case, we are not in a position to accept the case as one of rarest of rare cases, the bench observed.The Calcutta High Court has commuted death penalty awarded to eight persons accused in a kidnap-cum-murder case and also acquitted two …

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 …

Death Sentence(Trial Court)- Acquittal(HC) –Finally SC Awards Lifer To Accused In A 22-Year-Old Murder Case [Read Judgment]
7 years, 7 months ago

Death Sentence(Trial Court)- Acquittal(HC) –Finally SC Awards Lifer To Accused In A 22-Year-Old Murder Case [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has awarded life imprisonment to the accused who were held guilty for the death of three persons including a child, in Uttar Pradesh, which happened 22 years ago,The Trial Court in the instant case, had imposed death penalty on the accused. The High Court not only negatived the death sentence reference, but also acquitted the accused, in …

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 …

Breaking: SC Verdict In #Nirbhaya Case Appeals Tomorrow
7 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: SC Verdict In #Nirbhaya Case Appeals Tomorrow

Live Law  

Will the Supreme Court confirm the death sentence on Mukesh, Pawan, Vinay and Akshay awarded by the trial court and Delhi High Court?.The verdict will be out tomorrow.According to the Supreme Court’s causelist, a bench of justices Dipak Misra, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan will pronounce the judgment at 2.00 PM. Will the Supreme Court confirm the death sentence on …

Breaking: SC Verdict In #Nirbhaya Case Appeals Tomorrow
7 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: SC Verdict In #Nirbhaya Case Appeals Tomorrow

Live Law  

Will the Supreme Court confirm the death sentence on Mukesh, Pawan, Vinay and Akshay awarded by the trial court and Delhi High Court?.The verdict will be out tomorrow.According to the Supreme Court’s causelist, a bench of justices Dipak Misra, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan will pronounce the judgment at 2.00 PM. Will the Supreme Court confirm the death sentence on …

Bombay HC Seeks Details Of Convicts In Gujarat Riot Victim's Gang-rape Case
8 years ago

Bombay HC Seeks Details Of Convicts In Gujarat Riot Victim's Gang-rape Case

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday sought details of convicts in the Gujarat riot victim's gangrape case.The court told the CBI to submit a chart detailing the names of convicts and the amount of time they have already spent in jail. It said this would help them in passing the judgment that was reserved in November last year.A division bench …

22 Years Later, Bombay HC Sets Aside Acquittal of Man in Wife’s Murder [Read Judgment]
8 years ago

22 Years Later, Bombay HC Sets Aside Acquittal of Man in Wife’s Murder [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has set aside a 22-year-old judgement of the Additional Sessions Judge, Satara acquitting one Ramchandra Lokhande who was accused under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.The division bench of Justices VK Tahilramani and Revati Mohite Dere have convicted Lokhande under charges of murder and causing disappearance of evidence and sentenced him to suffer. …

22 Years Later, Bombay HC Sets Aside Acquittal of Man in Wife’s Murder [Read Judgment]
8 years ago

22 Years Later, Bombay HC Sets Aside Acquittal of Man in Wife’s Murder [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has set aside a 22-year-old judgement of the Additional Sessions Judge, Satara acquitting one Ramchandra Lokhande who was accused under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.The division bench of Justices VK Tahilramani and Revati Mohite Dere have convicted Lokhande under charges of murder and causing disappearance of evidence and sentenced him to suffer. …

Bombay HC Finds Woman Guilty Of Culpable Homicide, Not Murder, For Setting Husband On Fire [Read Judgment]
8 years ago

Bombay HC Finds Woman Guilty Of Culpable Homicide, Not Murder, For Setting Husband On Fire [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has set aside a judgment by the trial court in Omerga convicting a woman of her husband’s murder.In a judgment dated April 3, 2013, the sessions court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment. The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has set aside a judgment by the trial court in Omerga …

Murder Of Wife And Son: Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Husband, Awards Minimum 30yrs Without Remission
8 years, 1 month ago

Murder Of Wife And Son: Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Husband, Awards Minimum 30yrs Without Remission

Live Law  

Calcutta High Court on Friday commuted the death sentence awarded by Additional Sessions Judge Arambagh to Lakhikanta Adhikary who killed his 26 year old wife and 7 year old son. The High Court awarded life imprisonment with minimum 30 years without remission.The case of the prosecution is that accused Lakhikanta Adhikary was married to Sulekha Adhikary nine years ago. Question …

Murder Of Wife And Son: Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Husband, Awards Minimum 30yrs Without Remission
8 years, 1 month ago

Murder Of Wife And Son: Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty Of Husband, Awards Minimum 30yrs Without Remission

Live Law  

Calcutta High Court on Friday commuted the death sentence awarded by Additional Sessions Judge Arambagh to Lakhikanta Adhikary who killed his 26 year old wife and 7 year old son. The High Court awarded life imprisonment with minimum 30 years without remission.The case of the prosecution is that accused Lakhikanta Adhikary was married to Sulekha Adhikary nine years ago. Question …

‘Set aside death penalty in Nirbhaya rape case’
8 years, 4 months ago

‘Set aside death penalty in Nirbhaya rape case’

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s amicus curiae in the Nirbhaya gang rape case, Raju Ramachandran, has asked the apex court to set aside the death penalty awarded to the accused. In his written submissions, the senior advocate listed six fundamental errors committed by the trial court while awarding death sentences, including not taking the mitigating circumstances of the accused persons into consideration …

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. …

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