Letters to the Editor
11 years, 1 month ago

Letters to the Editor

The Hindu  

Death sentence New Delhi, 24/01/2014: Supreme Court in New Delhi on Friday, January 24, 2014. However, convicts who have scant regard for human life and are guilty of cold-blooded crimes and those guilty of waging war against the state truly deserve capital punishment. B. Suresh Kumar Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Kangaroo courts THE gang rape of a tribal girl in Birbhum district, West Bengal, should make us all hang our heads in shame and ask whether we live in a civilised society with a functioning law and order machinery. It is shocking that even Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal supports khap panchayats, perhaps because he hails from Haryana, a State that is notorious for the parallel illegal judicial system. Ramkishan Venkatrao Bainwad Chinchala, Maharashtra Namdeo Dhasal IN the article “Voice of the oppressed”, “Moorkh Mhataryane” and “Dongar Halavila” were mentioned as two different collections of poems.

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'Real Threat To Society': Delhi Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment For Raping Daughter
4 days, 19 hours ago

'Real Threat To Society': Delhi Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment For Raping Daughter

ABP News  

A court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating his 17-year-old daughter in 2021, saying he is a "real threat to society". In an order dated March 21, the court said, "The offence committed by convict is one of the most heinous offences. It is totally unacceptable for society that a father has committed rape …

History Today: When 4 convicts in 2012 Delhi gang rape were hanged
1 week, 3 days ago

History Today: When 4 convicts in 2012 Delhi gang rape were hanged

Firstpost  

On March 20, 2020, justice was delivered to a 23-year-old medical student who was gang-raped and tortured on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012. The same day in 1977 also witnessed India’s first non-Congress government come to power after then-PM Indira Gandhi suffered a crushing defeat On this day, in 2020, four men convicted of the gang rape and …

Delhi: Kin of brutal rape-murder victim take solace in death sentence for convict
4 weeks ago

Delhi: Kin of brutal rape-murder victim take solace in death sentence for convict

Hindustan Times  

“It truly feels like justice has been served and my daughter in heaven would be smiling”, the 45-year-old father of a brutal rape and murder victim said a day after the convict in the case was sentenced to death for the crime that took place in Nihal Vihar, outer Delhi, in February 2019. While the rapist, Rajender Kumar, who was …

Man gets death for rape, murder of minor in 2019
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1 month ago

Man gets death for rape, murder of minor in 2019

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Friday sentenced a man to death for the 2019 rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl, calling the crime “rarest of the rare” and emphasising that society’s interest in protecting vulnerable children from such horrific crimes warranted the strictest punishment. The court also sentenced Rajender’s father, Ram Saran, to life imprisonment for participating in the gruesome …

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

Kolkata court awards death penalty to perpetrator for rape, attempted murder of seven-month-old infant
1 month, 1 week ago

Kolkata court awards death penalty to perpetrator for rape, attempted murder of seven-month-old infant

The Hindu  

A city court on Tuesday awarded the death penalty to a 34-year-old man in Kolkata after convicting him of the rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old baby. Since the RG Kar rape and murder came to light, multiple courts in West Bengal have awarded death penalties to at least half a dozen people in similar cases. Public prosecutor Bivas …

Colonial legacy of death penalty still continuing in India, says Chelameswar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Colonial legacy of death penalty still continuing in India, says Chelameswar

The Hindu  

Referring to the indiscriminate hanging of freedom fighters by the British during the freedom movement, former judge of the Supreme Court J. Chelameswar has expressed discontentment over the continuing colonial legacy of awarding capital punishment by hanging till death. The event was organised by the All-India Democratic Students Organisation, All-India Democratic Youth Organisation, All-India Mahila Samskritik Sanghatan, Avishkar Progressive Cultural …

Death penalty an exception, not the rule: SC
2 months 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
2 months ago

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

Live Law  

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

Death Penalty in India: Courts Clash Over Reform Standards in Murder Cases
2 months 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, …

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone
2 months, 1 week ago

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a convict in a minor's rape case to five years' imprisonment which he already underwent observing it must not be swayed by emotions and follow judicial principles. Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone The verdict paves way for the release of the 40-year-old convict. "I consider a sentence of imprisonment …

5 who raped, killed Chhattisgarh teen, murdered 2 family members sentenced to death
2 months, 1 week 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
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2 months, 1 week 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 …

RG Kar rape-murder case: Bengal government gets Calcutta HC nod to appeal for death sentence to convict
2 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar rape-murder case: Bengal government gets Calcutta HC nod to appeal for death sentence to convict

Live Mint  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted the West Bengal government permission to file an appeal against the Sealdah Court's order, which sentenced the sole convict in the RG Kar Hospital doctor's rape and murder case to life imprisonment until death. Advocate General Kishor Datta, representing the Bengal government, moved a division bench presided by Justice Debangsu Basak to file …

RG Kar rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee expresses dismay over Sealdah Court sentencing convict to life imprisonment; Calcutta HC grants permission to W.B. Govt to file appeal
2 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee expresses dismay over Sealdah Court sentencing convict to life imprisonment; Calcutta HC grants permission to W.B. Govt to file appeal

The Hindu  

RG Kar case: Mamata Banerjee slams court verdict, calls for capital punishment West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday again expressed dismay over the Sealdah Court order which awarded life imprisonment till death to Sanjay Roy the sole convict in the rape and murder of a doctor at a State-run hospital. The Sealdah Court sentenced Roy to life imprisonment …

Must rise above primitive instinct of ‘a life for a life’, says Sessions Judge sentencing R.G. Kar convict
2 months, 1 week ago

Must rise above primitive instinct of ‘a life for a life’, says Sessions Judge sentencing R.G. Kar convict

The Hindu  

Sparing the hangman’s noose for the convict in the rape and murder of a postgraduate doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Additional District and Sessions court Judge, Sealdah, noted in his order on Monday that society must rise above the primitive instinct of “a life for a life”. Kolkata doctor rape and murder case sentencing highlights …

Man sentenced to life for rape and murder of Kolkata doctor that sparked nationwide protests
2 months, 1 week ago

Man sentenced to life for rape and murder of Kolkata doctor that sparked nationwide protests

The Independent  

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

RG Kar rape-murder case: BJP slams verdict as ‘travesty of justice’, criticises Kolkata Commissioner and CM
2 months, 1 week ago

RG Kar rape-murder case: BJP slams verdict as ‘travesty of justice’, criticises Kolkata Commissioner and CM

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday criticised the sentence of life imprisonment for the convict in the RG Kar rape-murder case by a Kolkata court as a "travesty of justice" and said justice must not only be done but also be seen to be done. BJP's IT department head Amit Malviya, who is also his party's organisational co-incharge for West …

'RG Kar case forcibly taken away from Kolkata Police': Mamata Banerjee ‘not satisfied’ with punishment for Sanjay Roy
2 months, 1 week ago

'RG Kar case forcibly taken away from Kolkata Police': Mamata Banerjee ‘not satisfied’ with punishment for Sanjay Roy

Hindustan Times  

RG Kar rape-murder case: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed disappointment with the Kolkata court's sentencing of life imprisonment till death for convict Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case on Monday. “I am not satisfied… All of us demanded the death sentence, but the court gave life imprisonment,” Mamata Banerjee said in her first reaction …

R.G. Kar rape and murder: Lifelong imprisonment for convict Sanjay Roy
2 months, 1 week ago

R.G. Kar rape and murder: Lifelong imprisonment for convict Sanjay Roy

The Hindu  

A sessions court in Kolkata on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy, the convict in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Meanwhile, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that her government will plead for capital punishment for the convict in the Calcutta High Court. The order noted that Sanjay Roy will suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and fine of …

Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison in the rape and killing of trainee doctor
2 months, 1 week ago

Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison in the rape and killing of trainee doctor

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — An Indian court on Monday sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year, a crime that sparked nationwide protests over inadequate safety for women and led to a speedy trial in the country’s slow-moving justice system. Women’s rights activists say the problem …

R.G. Kar rape and murder: quantum of sentence for convict on January 20, 2025
2 months, 1 week ago

R.G. Kar rape and murder: quantum of sentence for convict on January 20, 2025

The Hindu  

A sessions court in Kolkata will pronounce on Monday the quantum of sentence for the convict in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. The Additional District and Session Court, Sealdah on Saturday had pronounced Sanjay Roy, a former civic police volunteer, guilty of rape and murder of a post graduate trainee doctor. Hang him if guilty: convict’s …

Current Scenario On Death Penalty In Light Of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Current Scenario On Death Penalty In Light Of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Live Law  

India has in the past voted against a draft resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on the abolition of the death penalty. As per Sec 22 of BNSS, a sentence of death may be passed by: A High Court A Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge subject to the confirmation by the High Court. EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE Chapter …

Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor
3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for life for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl in February. Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor Additional sessions judge Babita Puniya said "digital rape" was among the "most vilest and revolting form of rapes". Special public prosecutor Sharawan Kumar …

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl
4 months ago

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court sentenced a man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for the alleged repeated rape of a minor girl in 2018, observing the offence not only intruded upon the survivor's dignity but was also a crime against society. Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl Additional Sessions Judge Harleen …

Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Life Convict 26 Years After Incarceration, Calls For 'Deeper Consideration' In SRB Decisions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Orders Release Of Life Convict 26 Years After Incarceration, Calls For 'Deeper Consideration' In SRB Decisions

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered release of a murder convict serving life imprisonment 26 years after his incarceration by quashing the decision of Sentence Review Board rejecting his plea for premature release by calling it arbitrary, irrational and illogical.Referring to various scholars, Justice Anish Dayal underscored that SRB procedures require “better compliance and. The Delhi High Court has ordered …

Delhi court sentences woman to life for smothering 2 minor daughters to death
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court sentences woman to life for smothering 2 minor daughters to death

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court sentenced a 32-year-old woman to life imprisonment on Wednesday for smothering two of her minor daughters to death in February 2018. Additional Sessions Judge Sachin Jain of Tis Hazari court said the woman's act of killing her own daughters shook the conscience of the court and also the society at large. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to …

Rape-cum-murder case: SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to convict
8 months, 1 week 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, 3 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: SC to hear DP's SLP challenging bail to four convicts on July 8

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI : On July 8, the Supreme Court will hear Delhi Police’s Special Leave Petition challenging the bail granted by Delhi HC to four life convicts in the 2008 TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case. Earlier on April 22, 2024, a bench led by Justice Trivedi had also issued notice to Delhi police and the four convicts -- Ravi …

Delhi HC reduces the life sentence of 5 JeM terrorists to 10 years jail, says they only 'conspired, did not actually commit terrorism '
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC reduces the life sentence of 5 JeM terrorists to 10 years jail, says they only 'conspired, did not actually commit terrorism '

Op India  

Referring to a quote from Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s book “Crime and Punishment,” the Delhi High Court on Monday altered and decreased the sentence granted to five members of the terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed. The court reduced the punishment from life imprisonment to ten years of prison time for the offense under Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code. A division …

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the death sentence given by a trial court to Muhammed Ameer ul-Islam, the lone convict in the 2016 rape and murder of a 30-year-old law student in Ernakulam district of the state. Kerala HC upholds death sentence in 2016 rape and murder of law student The accused, then 22 years old and a …

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, 1 week 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 …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
1 year, 1 month ago

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment for the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A special court here had on November 26, 2023 awarded life imprisonment to the four men and three years in jail to another for receiving the stolen belongings. soumyaA trial court had awarded the death penalty to Kapoor …

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Delhi HC grants bail to 4 life convicts
1 year, 1 month ago

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Delhi HC grants bail to 4 life convicts

Live Mint  

Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case came to the spotlight when Delhi High Court today, on February 12, granted bail to four convicts who were serving life imprisonment sentence. On Monday, the Delhi High Court presided over by a bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain suspended the earlier sentence awarded by a special court till the pendency of …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence
1 year, 4 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to four men for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was robbed and shot dead by the convicts while she was returning home from her office in 2008. The court also observed that it was “unfortunate” that Vishwanathan, who was a “young, dynamic and hard-working journalist”, lost her life due to the …

Delhi court sentences life imprisonment to four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi court sentences life imprisonment to four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder

Op India  

The Saket Court of Delhi on Saturday sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The court sentenced life imprisonment to Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar who were recently convicted under Indian Penal Code section 302 and Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act provisions for committing organised crime resulting in …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail
1 year, 4 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on November 25 sentenced four men to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The court sentenced Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of ₹1.25 lakh on each of them. On October 18, the court convicted Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder
1 year, 5 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four men for the murder of 25-year-old journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and offences under the MCOCA. The fifth accused Ajay Sethi was convicted under IPC Section 411 along with the stringent MCOCA provisions for conspiring to abetting, aiding in, or knowingly facilitating organised crime and for receiving proceeds of organised crime. Seeks speedy trial After …

Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's Saket court has convicted four accused in the case of murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. He also facilitated the organisation and held property derived from organised crime and is held guilty under section 3 and 3 of MCOCA, the court ruled. On the verdict, the deceased journalist's mother told ANI: “We've lost our daughter but this will act as …

Custodial Death Of 26-Yr-Old: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, 10 Years Sentence Of Uttar Pradesh Cops In 2006 Case
1 year, 9 months ago

Custodial Death Of 26-Yr-Old: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, 10 Years Sentence Of Uttar Pradesh Cops In 2006 Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today upheld the conviction and 10 years of sentence awarded to five cops of the Uttar Pradesh Police over custodial torture resulting in death of a young 26-years-old man in 2006. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal dismissed the appeals moved by the five police officials and upheld the trial court …

Delhi High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man For Murder Of 12-Yr-Old, Modifies Sentence To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment Without Remission
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man For Murder Of 12-Yr-Old, Modifies Sentence To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment Without Remission

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old minor boy in 2009. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal modified the sentence awarded to Jeevak Nagpal to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment without remission. “The sentence of the appellant is thus modified to rigorous …

Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence To 20 Years Imprisonment In 2015 Rape And Murder Case
1 year, 10 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 …

Evolution of jurisprudence around capital punishment, its procedures
1 year, 11 months ago

Evolution of jurisprudence around capital punishment, its procedures

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court last month decided to test the validity of hanging by the neck as the method of executing death sentence in India, stating that the method can be declared unconstitutional if there is scientific material favouring a different method of execution as less painful and “more consistent with human dignity”. Over the years, there has been a constant …

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 …

Abolition is the way: The Hindu Editorial on the higher judiciary’s move on the death penalty
2 years ago

Abolition is the way: The Hindu Editorial on the higher judiciary’s move on the death penalty

The Hindu  

Forty years after holding that the mode of executing prisoners by hanging cannot be termed too cruel or barbaric, the Supreme Court of India has now ventured to find out if there is a more dignified and less painful method to carry out death sentences. The idea of finding an alternative mode of execution, one considered less painful and involves …

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 …

Explained: How India saw the highest number of death penalties in 2022
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: How India saw the highest number of death penalties in 2022

Firstpost  

According to the report ‘Death Penalty in India, Annual Statistics Report, 2022,’ trial courts across India imposed 165 death sentences in 2022, the most in a single year in the last two decades New Delhi: Trial courts across the country imposed 165 death sentences in 2022, which is the highest in a single year in the last two decades, a …

165 Death Sentences Awarded By Trial Courts In 2022, Highest Ever In A Year Since 2000 : Project 39A Report
2 years, 1 month 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 …

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