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 Pradesh after he was found. 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 Pradesh after he was found guilty of committing parenticide and murdering his nephew. For such type of offence, there must a deterrent punishment so the society can live peacefully.” Supreme Court sets aside death penalty The apex court, in its order setting aside death penalty, observed: “No doubt, the accused appellant has been found guilty of triple murder, including the murder of both his parents. The question that confronts the court is whether the offence of triple murder and the manner of commission of crime alone would be sufficient to justify the imposition of the death penalty.” Setting aside the death penalty which was confirmed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Bench observed: “It appears to us that the accused appellant is a young man addicted to drugs who needed money to sustain his habits.

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SC asks Odisha to decide the premature release plea of Staines murderer in six weeks
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SC asks Odisha to decide the premature release plea of Staines murderer in six weeks

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Odisha government to take a call on the plea for premature release filed by Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in 1999. Viswanathan gave the State government six weeks to decide the convict’s plea for …

Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea of lifer Dara Singh
2 days, 15 hours ago

Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea of lifer Dara Singh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Odisha government to decide the remission plea of a "repenting" Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in the state's Keonjhar district in 1999. Staines murder case: SC asks Odisha to consider remission plea …

What judges said on refusing demands for a death sentence to Sajjan Kumar
3 weeks, 3 days ago

What judges said on refusing demands for a death sentence to Sajjan Kumar

India Today  

A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. WHAT SPECIAL JUDGE KAVERI BAWEJA'S VERDICT SAID "The 'satisfactory' conduct of the convict as per the report of the jail authorities, the ailments from which he is reportedly suffering, the fact that the convict has roots …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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
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 …

Cannibal who killed and ate his own mother has death sentence stayed by top court
3 months ago

Cannibal who killed and ate his own mother has death sentence stayed by top court

The Independent  

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Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Killing Mother
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Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Killing Mother

Live Law  

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed the death sentence of a man convicted for brutal killing of his own mother and eating her organs. In July 2021, a Session Court in Kolhapur convicted and sentenced him to death, saying that the incident shook the "collective conscience of the society". Upholding the death sentence awarded to him, the High Court said, "This …

Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce
4 months ago

Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

Slate  

Two Texas death cases made headlines last week; both involved a parent who was convicted of killing their 2-year old child. As law professor Lee Loevinger explained almost 50 years ago: “Neither judges nor juries, nor even lawyers in the usual situation, ever come in contact with the ‘facts’ of any case, taking ‘facts’ to mean the transactions or occurrences …

'No Criminal History': Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Death Penalty Imposed On Man Convicted For Rape And Murder Of Minor
4 months ago

'No Criminal History': Madhya Pradesh High Court Commutes Death Penalty Imposed On Man Convicted For Rape And Murder Of Minor

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling commuted the death sentence of a man convicted for rape and murder of a minor girl. The division bench observed, “…we have no hesitation in maintaining his sentence under Sections 302, 376, 377, 201, 363, 366 of the IPC, but societal interest can be balanced by holding that appellant shall remain …

Bombay High court confirms death penalty for father and son in multiple murder case
4 months, 1 week 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 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 …

'Disproportionate & Unwarranted': Orissa High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Triple Murder
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Disproportionate & Unwarranted': Orissa High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Triple Murder

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court on Wednesday commuted the death penalty imposed upon a man convicted by the trial Court for commission of murder of three members of a family, including two women, in order to wreak vengeance relating to a landed property dispute. While handing down life imprisonment to the condemned prisoner so also to the co-accused, the Division Bench …

Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction & Life Term Of Man For Committing Murder Of Mother & 18-Day-Old Brother
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

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

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 …

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 …

Trial Court Cannot Morally Convict Accused In Absence Of Legal Proof: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction, Life Sentence
11 months ago

Trial Court Cannot Morally Convict Accused In Absence Of Legal Proof: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction, Life Sentence

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the murder conviction and life sentence imposed on three accused of setting ablaze a woman. Citing prosecution's failure to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt, a Division bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar and Justice S Rachaiah remarked, “It appears that the trial court has morally convicted the accused in the absence of …

Supreme Court Rejects Defence Of Intoxication In Murder Case, Says Accused Walking Properly & Returning To Shoot Indicated Alert Mental State
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Defence Of Intoxication In Murder Case, Says Accused Walking Properly & Returning To Shoot Indicated Alert Mental State

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently upheld the conviction of a convict for the offence of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code after carefully considering the impact of intoxication on him at the time of the incident. Thus, in the absence of such evidence, coupled with the fact that it is not the case of the appellant that he …

'Past Conduct Not Always A Factor When Imposing Death Penalty' : Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence
1 year, 4 months 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 …

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 …

Supreme Court Sentences Former MP Prabhunath Singh To Life Imprisonment In 1995 Double Murder Case
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Sentences Former MP Prabhunath Singh To Life Imprisonment In 1995 Double Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Member of Parliament and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in the double murder case of 1995. Two weeks ago, the Court had convicted Singh in the double murder case of 1995, reversing his acquittal granted by the trial court and confirmed by the Patna High Court. In a strongly …

Supreme Court Acquits Convict On Death Row; Orders Immediate Release
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Acquits Convict On Death Row; Orders Immediate Release

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a death row prisoner convicted in the murder of his two brothers and own son. This verdict was delivered by a three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha, and Prashant Kumar Mishra after hearing the convict’s plea against the Allahabad High Court confirming the death sentence handed to him by a Uttar Pradesh …

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

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

Live Law  

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

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, …

Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence To 20 Years Imprisonment In 2015 Rape And Murder Case
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence To 20 Years Imprisonment In 2015 Rape And Murder Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has modified life sentence in a 2015 rape and murder case to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 20 years without remission, while considering the mitigating and extenuating circumstances. "At the same time, the diabolic and depraved manner in which the appellant took the victim to a solitary place and not only sexually assaulted her but …

Capital term review, mitigation probe of death row convicts
1 year, 10 months ago

Capital term review, mitigation probe of death row convicts

New Indian Express  

The order is significant as it revisits, once again, the often ignored aspect of death penalty jurisprudence. Sure, the two prisoners who are serving death sentences have committed heinous crimes: one involves a techie convicted for murdering his female friend’s three-year-old daughter and mother-in-law and injuring her husband at Attingal in Thiruvananthapuram in 2014, while the second convict is a …

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal Of A Death Row Convict By High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal Of A Death Row Convict By High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of Madhya Pradesh High Court which acquitted an accused who was awarded death sentence by the Trial Court for the alleged murder of his wife on the ground that prosecution has failed to prove the circumstances beyond reasonable doubt. Arguments The Counsel appearing for the State submitted before the Court that the testimony …

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 …

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 …

Here is why Supreme Court bench commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered his sister and her lover
1 year, 10 months ago

Here is why Supreme Court bench commuted the death sentence of a man who murdered his sister and her lover

Op India  

On April 28, the Supreme Court of India commuted the death penalty awarded to a 31-year-old man for murdering his sister Pooja and her lover Govind in 2017, and changed it to life imprisonment. “Young boy of 25 years – well-behaved, helping, and a person with leadership qualities” Supreme Court Says As It Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Killed …

SC commutes death penalty of man convicted of killing sister, her partner
1 year, 10 months ago

SC commutes death penalty of man convicted of killing sister, her partner

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to a man who had murdered his sister and her lover in 2017, observing he has been found to be "well-behaved" and without a criminal mindset. While observing that no interference was warranted with the concurrent findings of the trial court and the high court which convicted …

Decide Mercy Petitions Against Death Sentence At The Earliest So That Convicts Won't Take Undue Advantage : Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Decide Mercy Petitions Against Death Sentence At The Earliest So That Convicts Won't Take Undue Advantage : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court directed all State Governments to ensure that mercy petitions in death penalty cases are decided and disposed of at the earliest. In the matter, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment on the ground that there was an inordinate unexplained delay on the part of the State/Governor of the State in not deciding the …

Indian-origin minister about to scrap mandatory death sentence in THIS nation I DETAILS
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian-origin minister about to scrap mandatory death sentence in THIS nation I DETAILS

India TV News  

Malaysia's Parliament on Monday approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms, bringing possible reprieves to more than 1,300 prisoners on death row. While the death sentence remains, courts will now be given the option of imposing jail sentences of up to 40 years, Deputy Law Minister …

SC Deprecates 'dilatory Tactics' Adopted by Parties in Death Penalty Case
2 years, 4 months 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 …

'Accused deprived of fair trial': SC acquits 3 sentenced to death in 2012 Chhawla rape case
2 years, 4 months ago

'Accused deprived of fair trial': SC acquits 3 sentenced to death in 2012 Chhawla rape case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted three convicts who were sentenced to death for the gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Delhi's Chhawla area in 2012. Speaking about the trial court order, the Supreme Court said the courts cannot convict the accused on the basis of moral conviction or suspicion alone. However, the law does not permit …

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 …

The death penalty must always be under debate
2 years, 6 months ago

The death penalty must always be under debate

Live Mint  

Should a state have the legal power to take a person’s life? In many cases, the court noted, trial courts pronounce a sentence on the very day of conviction, thus allowing too little time for the accused to make a case for a lighter burden. The apex court has referred the matter to a five-judge Constitution bench, asking it to …

Death Penalty: SC Refers to 5-judge Bench Case on Framing Guidelines on Mitigating Circumstances
2 years, 6 months ago

Death Penalty: SC Refers to 5-judge Bench Case on Framing Guidelines on Mitigating Circumstances

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a five-judge Constitution bench a suo motu plea on framing of guidelines on how and when potential mitigating circumstances be considered by courts during trial in cases which entail the death penalty as the maximum punishment. A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said it was of the opinion that this …

Death Penalty : Legislative And Judicial Chronology From Bachan Singh Vs. State Of Punjab (1980) To Manoj Singh Vs. State Of M.P(2022)
2 years, 7 months ago

Death Penalty : Legislative And Judicial Chronology From Bachan Singh Vs. State Of Punjab (1980) To Manoj Singh Vs. State Of M.P(2022)

Live Law  

Death Penalty, one of the punishments that can be awarded to an accused in India- has always been subject to diverse views, criticism and repeated evaluations of being effective or ineffective in retribution or being a necessary action in few cases. The five judge bench in Bachan Singh's case laid down elaborate frame-line and guiding factors to be taken into …

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 …

'No Probability Of Reformation, Danger To Society' : Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty To Man For Rape & Murder Of 8 Year Old Disabled Girl
2 years, 8 months ago

'No Probability Of Reformation, Danger To Society' : Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty To Man For Rape & Murder Of 8 Year Old Disabled Girl

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death penalty awarded to a 37-year old man for the rape and murder of a seven and a half year old girl who was mentally and physically challenged.The crime occurred in 2013 in Rajasthan, when the convict Manoj Pratap Singh was around 28 years old.A 3-judges bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari …

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 …

SC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Who Raped, Killed 4-Yr-Old. A Look at 5 Such Orders Since 2020
2 years, 10 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 …

Supreme Court underscores need for holistic picture of convicts facing death penalty sentencing
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court underscores need for holistic picture of convicts facing death penalty sentencing

The Hindu  

A man condemned to death for the brutal gangrape of a seven-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh has turned the spotlight on a question that has haunted trial judges — do they really know the person they send to the gallows? The Madhya Pradesh High Court, when the case came up in appeal, reasoned that death penalty was an effective deterrent …

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 …

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