7 years, 3 months ago

MP HC Commutes Death Penalty Imposed On Man Convicted For Rape, Murder Of Minor Niece [Read Judgment]

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court, has commuted death penalty imposed on a man convicted for rape and murder of a minor girl, who was his niece.Vinay was convicted by the Trial Court for rape and murder of his niece who was only thirteen-year-old at that time. The Madhya Pradesh High Court, has commuted death penalty imposed on a man convicted for rape and murder of a minor girl, who was his niece. Vinay was convicted by the Trial Court for rape and murder of his niece who was only thirteen-year-old at that time. On his appeal, the Division Bench of Justice SK Seth and Justice Anjuli Palo observed that the accused was rightly convicted by the Trial Court and said: The chain of evidence is complete without leaving any reasonable ground for the conclusion consistent with the innocence of the appellant and show that in all human probability the act must have been done by the appellant only.

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3 days, 11 hours ago

HC commutes death sentence awarded to four to life sentence

The Hindu

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded by the Second Additional District and Sessions Court, Tirunelveli, to four persons to life term. In 2014, the Second Additional District and Sessions Court awarded death sentences to Ponnumani, Gurusamy, Muthukrishnan and Kaliraj and imposed a fine on them. The trial court also awarded life sentence …

5 days, 7 hours ago

Man Gets Death for Rape, Murder of 5-Year-Old Girl in Madhya Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal: A special court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to death after convicting him in a case of abduction, rape and murder of a five-year-old girl here around seven months ago. Pronouncing judgment in the case, special court judge Justice Kumudin Patel sentenced Atul Bhalse after finding him guilty under sections 103 and 66 of BNS. He was also …

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 …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Woman moves Kerala HC against death sentence for murdering boyfriend

Deccan Chronicle

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday called for the records in connection with the conviction and death sentence given to a 24-year-old woman for the sensational murder of her boyfriend in 2022. The Neyyattinkara Additional District Sessions Court had on January 20 sentenced Greeshma to death for the murder of her boyfriend Sharon Raj, saying that the manner of …

2 months ago

5 who raped, killed Chhattisgarh teen, murdered 2 family members sentenced to death

Hindustan Times

RAIPUR: A special court in Chhattisgarh’s Korba has handed down a death penalty verdict for five men who raped and killed a 16-year-old tribal girl before murdering her two family members including a four-year-old girl. Special public prosecutor Sunil Kumar Mishra said he had sought the death penalty for all six accused Additional sessions judge Mamta Bhojwani, who delivered the …

2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

MP HC Allows Minor Girl to Terminate 32-week Pregnancy, Caused by Rape

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh high court has allowed a minor rape survivor to terminate her 32-week pregnancy citing her unwillingness to continue with it. A single bench of the court headed by Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh has taken note of the psychological trauma and medical implications for the minor while permitting the 16-year-old girl to medically terminate her 32-week pregnancy …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

VHR urges Telangana HC to ensure speedy implementation of Hajipur rape accused death penalty

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao wrote a letter to Telangana High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhye requesting to ensure speedy implementation of capital punishment given to the accused Marri Srinivas Reddy for raping and killing three minor girls at Hajipur village in Bommalaramaram on the city suburbs. In the letter, Rao draw the attention of the court regarding …

3 months ago

'Death Penalty Not Warranted': Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Capital Sentence Awarded To Man For Murder Of Wife & Three Minor Children

Live Law

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently commuted the extreme sentence of death awarded by a Sessions Court to a man who was found guilty for commission of murder of his wife and three minor children. While finding the crime to be heinous but not 'rarest of rare', the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Singh and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh HC commutes death sentence of man convicted of rape and murder of 7-year-old girl as he is from backward caste

Op India

On Wednesday, 4th December, the Chhattisgarh High Court overturned a man’s death sentence for kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and murdering a seven-year-old child in the year 2021. While acknowledging the intensity of the crime, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad also claimed that the case did not meet the stringent ‘rarest of the rare’ …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Pendency Of Criminal Appeals In MP HC Quite High, Early Hearing Unlikely' : Supreme Court Suspends Sentence

Live Law

Citing the high pendency of criminal appeals in the Madhya Pradesh High Court and the unlikelihood of an early hearing of an appeal filed in 2024, the Supreme Court recently suspended the sentence of a convict who was sentenced to five years imprisonment in a cheating case.The convict, convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 407, 420, 468, 471, 34 …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Belongs To Backward Community, Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out': Chhattisgarh HC Commutes Death Sentence Of Man For Rape & Murder Of 7 Yr-Old

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The Chhattisgarh High Court has commuted the extreme sentence of death imposed on a man for committing rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in the year 2021. While weighing the aggravating and mitigating circumstances against the accused-appellant, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad held – “These are the incriminating circumstances, but there …

4 months ago

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

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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 …

9 months ago

MP HC Allows Termination of Teen's Pregnancy, Directs Preservation of Foetus

Deccan Chronicle

Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed the termination of a 14-year-old girl's pregnancy who was allegedly kidnapped and raped a few months ago in the state's Singrauli district. In a recent order, Justice GS Ahluwalia said the "doctors, who will carry out the medical termination of pregnancy as well as the state government shall not be responsible and …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttarakhand High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Repeatedly Committing Rape Upon 5-Yr-Old Step-Sister

Live Law

The Uttarakhand High Court has recently commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for repeatedly committing rape upon his five-year-old orphan cousin and assaulting her numerous times. While lessening the punishment awarded to the convict to twenty-year rigorous imprisonment, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Alok Kumar Verma observed – “…we are of the …

10 months ago

MP high court allows medical termination of pregnancy of minor rape survivor

Hindustan Times

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has allowed medical termination of pregnancy of a minor rape survivor saying that court can’t remain a “silent spectator” to the agony of a minor. Division bench of chief justice Ravi Malimath and justice Vishal Mishra on Monday allowed the medical termination, five days after the single bench of the same …

1 year, 1 month ago

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram

Hindustan Times

A 28-year-old man was given the death penalty by a sessions court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl after abducting her when she was stepping out of a ‘bhandara’ organised near a temple in Sector-66 five years ago. Sunil, who belongs to UP’s Mahoba, is facing trials in two more cases of rape and murder of minor …

1 year, 1 month ago

Law Is Focused On Reformation: Tripura HC Commutes Death Sentence To Life Imprisonment For Man Convicted Of Murdering Five, Including Daughters & Policeman

Live Law

The Tripura High Court recently commuted the death sentence of a person who was convicted by the Trial Court for the offence of murder of five persons including his two daughters and a police officer, to life imprisonment without remission, on the ground that there were laches on the part of the police authorities and also the investigating officer in …

1 year, 1 month ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Raped His Minor Daughter, Cites His Marginalised Background

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence imposed on a man convicted for raping his own minor daughter, considering that he belonged to a marginalised part of the society.A division bench of Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji said, "No doubt that the act as such is horrific and there can be no sympathy shown …

1 year, 1 month ago

MP court sentences man to death for killing two minor nieces after raping one

Hindustan Times

A court in Madhya Pradesh has awarded death sentence to a man for killing his two minor nieces after raping one of them on suspicion of witchcraft at Waraseoni in Balaghat district. The court said hat the crime of the accused falls in the rarest of rare category. Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offence court justice Kavita Ivanati said …

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 …

1 year, 5 months ago

Man gets death for rape and murder of 8-year-old daughter

Hindustan Times

A POCSO court in Sitapur on Friday found a man guilty of raping and murdering his eight-year-old daughter, and awarded him the death sentence, senior police officials in Lucknow said. Man gets death for rape and murder of 8-year-old daughter The court of special judge and additional district judge Rahul Prakash, which pronounced the sentence, observed that the rape and …

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 …

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, …

1 year, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Acquits Man Sentenced To Death In 2019 For Rape, Murder Of 3-Year-Old

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has overturned the death penalty awarded by a trial court in a case involving the rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl. While acknowledging the suspicions surrounding the appellant, the court however ruled that without a clear connection established by the DNA report between the nail cuttings and the appellant's bruises, the accused cannot be …

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 …

1 year, 10 months ago

Chhattisgarh High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Murder, Rape Of 12 Year Old To Life Imprisonment

Live Law

The Chhattisgarh High Court, while partly allowing a criminal appeal filed by a POCSO convict, has commuted the death sentence awarded to him by the lower court to imprisonment for life. “In case of conviction under Section 302 of the IPC or any conviction for an offence punishable with death or in the alternative imprisonment for life, the Court is …

2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence For Mother Who Killed Her 5-Year Old Child

Live Law

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reiterated that when there is concurrent findings of fact by the Trial Court and the High Court, the Apex Court ought not to re-appreciate the evidence to examine the correctness of such findings of fact, unless there is manifest illegality or grave and serious miscarriage of justice on account of misreading or ignoring material evidence. …

2 years, 2 months ago

Madras HC Reduces Life Sentence Given to Woman, Who Set Ablaze Her Minor Daughter, to 10 Years in Jail

News 18

The Madras High Court recently commuted the life sentence awarded to a woman who had been convicted for setting her 13-year-old daughter on fire to 10 years in jail. The division bench reasoned that from the facts of the case, it appeared that the incident happened as a result of a quarrel between the mother and the daughter over the …

2 years, 4 months ago

MP High Court Holds Daughter & Father Guilty Of Contempt For Obtaining Abortion Order By Filing False Rape Case

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently held a girl and her father guilty of obtaining an order for termination of pregnancy on the false pretext that the Prosecutrix was raped. Therefore, the prosecutrix "X" and her father "A" are held guilty of committing Contempt of Court. …Accordingly, the father of the prosecutrix "A" is held guilty of committing …

2 years, 5 months ago

‘Kind enough to leave girl alive’: MP HC reduces rape convict’s life sentence

Hindustan Times

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has reduced the life sentence of a rape convict to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment, saying that he was “kind enough to leave the girl alive”. The convict’s lawyer has argued that he has been falsely implicated as barring eyewitnesses there is no cogent evidence available on record to connect him with …

2 years, 5 months ago

Madhya Pradesh HC commutes life sentence of rape convict

Op India

A rape convict’s life sentence was reduced on Saturday by the Madhya Pradesh High Court after it was observed by the court that despite committing a horrible crime, the defendant was “kind enough” to spare the child’s life. Subsequently, the life sentence of the rape convict was reduced to 20 years by the high court’s Indore bench of Justice Subodh …

2 years, 5 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Reduces Rape Convict's Sentence Considering He Had Left Minor Victim Alive

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently reduced the sentence of a rape convict from life imprisonment to 20 years of imprisonment on the ground that he did not kill the 4-year-old victim after the heinous act. Singh did not find any fault in the conviction of the Appellant but found it fit to extend him the benefit of …

2 years, 5 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court reduces sentence of rape convict for 'sparing' minor victim's life

India Today

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reduced the life sentence of a rape convict after it noted that even though the crime was demonic, the convict was "kind enough" to spare the child's life. The Indore bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice SK Singh of the high court reduced the life sentence of the convict to 20 years. The …

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, …

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 …

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 …

2 years, 11 months ago

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

News 18

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

3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in a Triple Murder Case

Live Law

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 …

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 …

3 years, 6 months ago

Gang Rape Of 8 Year Old Girl: Madhya Pradesh High Court Upholds Death Sentence Awarded To Accused Duo

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the death sentence awarded to two men accused of gang rape of an eight year old girl. The offence of gang rape in itself is a very heinous offence and to impose further condition of the victim being left in vegetative state for awarding death penalty would be asking for too much, the bench …

4 years, 4 months ago

[Rape And Murder of Minor] Orissa HC Sets Aside Conviction For Rape, Commutes Death Penalty To Life Imprisonment

Live Law

The Orissa High Court last week commutted the death sentence of a 28-year-old man to life imprisonment while upholding his conviction for murder of a 9-year-old girl, but acquitting him of charges of raping her. "The oral evidence of witnesses who saw the dead body and found blood stain on the private part of the deceased without corroboration from any …

4 years, 4 months ago

[Rape & Murder Of 2.5 Year Old Niece] "Injury Not With The Intention To Extinguish Victim's Life": Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence

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The Supreme Court has commuted death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of his two and half year old niece.He did not consciously cause any injury with the intent to extinguish the life of the victim, the bench comprising Justices Uday Umesh Lalit, Krishna Murari and Indu Malhotra observed while commuting the death sentence to life …

4 years, 5 months ago

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

News 18

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

5 years, 2 months ago

13 persons sentenced to life in Madhya Pradesh's 14-year-old triple murder case

India TV News

A special court has sentenced 13 persons to life imprisonment in a 14-year-old triple murder case in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district. Special judge Rakesh Mohan Pradhan awarded life sentence to the accused on Wednesday evening, a prosecution official said. The accused armed with axes and swords attacked members of the Lohar family, who were heading towards Khapa Khateda village from …

5 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan HC Commutes Death Penalty Citing Long Delay After The Crime [Read Judgment]

Live Law

Even while remarking that if a list of all heinous crimes committed in the history of mankind was to be prepared, the incident at hand would rate amongst the top hundred, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday commuted the capital punishment awarded to five convicts in a ten years old murder case. Hence, we have to say albeit with a …

5 years, 8 months ago

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

Live Law

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

5 years, 9 months ago

Possibility Of Reformation Can't Be Ruled Out: MP HC Commutes Death Penalty Awarded To Man Accused Of Rape & Murder Of His Own Daughter [Read Judgment]

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High court recently commuted death penalty awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of his own daughter. The prosecution case against Afjal Khan was that he committed rape of his six year old daughter, and then murdered her and hanged her from the ceiling with the help of a dupatta in the upper floor of …

6 years ago

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

Live Law

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

6 years ago

Death Sentence Can Be Imposed Only When Life Imprisonment Appears To Be An Altogether Inappropriate Punishment: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law

While commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for rape and murder of a five year old girl, the Supreme Court observed that death sentence must be imposed only when life imprisonment appears to be an altogether inappropriate punishment. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. Shanthanagoudar and Justice Indira Banerjee sentenced Sachin Kumar Singhraha to undergo …

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