Batla House Encounter: Delhi High Court Refuses To Confirm Death Penalty Awarded To Ariz Khan, Upholds Conviction
1 year, 2 months ago

Batla House Encounter: Delhi High Court Refuses To Confirm Death Penalty Awarded To Ariz Khan, Upholds Conviction

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to confirm the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan, who was convicted by a trial court in the 2008 Batla house encounter case in which Delhi Police’s inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was killed.division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma however upheld the trial court order convicting Khan in the case and commuted the sentence of. The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to confirm the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan, who was convicted by a trial court in the 2008 Batla house encounter case in which Delhi Police’s inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was killed. division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma however upheld the trial court order convicting Khan in the case and commuted the sentence of death penalty to rigorous imprisonment for life. In March 2021, a trial court convicted Ariz and awarded him death penalty, observing that it was a fit case falling in the "rarest of the rare" category deserving the maximum sentence under the law.

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HC stays execution of sentence given to AAP MP Sanjay Singh
4 months ago

HC stays execution of sentence given to AAP MP Sanjay Singh

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday stayed execution of the sentence awarded to AAP MP Sanjay Singh in a criminal case till further orders, subject to furnishing a personal bond of Rs. Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar passed the order admitting a criminal revision moved by Sanjay Singh challenging the trial court and the appellate court’s …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
5 months, 2 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 …

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused
10 months ago

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the conviction of 12 accused, including local Communist Party of India leaders, and set aside the acquittal of two others by a trial court in the case of the murder of TP Chandrasekharan, founder of Revolutionary Marxist Party, by a group of assailants in May 2012. Of the 12 accused convicted by the …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
10 months, 1 week 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 …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Batla House encounter: Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma’s wife to move SC challenging Delhi HC order
1 year, 2 months ago

Batla House encounter: Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma’s wife to move SC challenging Delhi HC order

Op India  

After the Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan to life imprisonment in the Batla House Encounter case in which Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was murdered, his wife Maya Sharma said that she would move Supreme Court. Earlier today, the Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty awarded to Ariz …

Batla House case: Delhi HC commutes death sentence of Ariz Khan to life term
1 year, 2 months ago

Batla House case: Delhi HC commutes death sentence of Ariz Khan to life term

Op India  

The Delhi High Court lowered the Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan’s death sentence to life imprisonment in the 2008 Batla House Encounter case on 12 October. A team of Delhi Police officers, some without weapons conducted a raid at Batla House on 19 September 2000 in order to apprehend Indian Mujahideen terrorists. He was convicted of killing Mohan Chand Sharma …

‘We Have Nothing To Hide’: Delhi High Court Refuses Gag Order In Criminal Contempt Case Against Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Judge
1 year, 3 months ago

‘We Have Nothing To Hide’: Delhi High Court Refuses Gag Order In Criminal Contempt Case Against Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Judge

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to pass a gag order in the criminal contempt proceedings initiated by it against a litigant who demanded that death penalty be imposed on a sitting judge who dismissed his pleas.As the counsel representing the State requested that the hearings in the matter be held in-camera and orders be not made public, Justice …

Batla House encounter case: Delhi HC reserves judgement for terrorist Ariz Khan
1 year, 4 months ago

Batla House encounter case: Delhi HC reserves judgement for terrorist Ariz Khan

Op India  

On 18th August, the Delhi High Court reserved its judgment on confirming the death penalty awarded to terrorist Ariz Khan in the Batla House encounter case of 2008. Terrorist Ariz Khan was given the death penalty by Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav of Saket Court in Delhi in March 2021 after the court found him guilty of killing a police …

Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence To 20 Years Imprisonment In 2015 Rape And Murder Case
1 year, 6 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 …

30 years after student's death in fake encounter, court hands life term to retired policeman
1 year, 8 months ago

30 years after student's death in fake encounter, court hands life term to retired policeman

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh: Over three decades after the death of a student in a fake encounter, a local court on Friday, sentenced a retired sub-inspector to life imprisonment. Additional Sessions Judge Pashupatinath Mishra on Wednesday held Yudhisther Singh, the then sub-inspector, guilty of killing Mukesh Johri alias Lali, on July 23, 1992, in the Bada Bazar area of the city. The …

Batla House Encounter: Convict Ariz Khan Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Death Sentence
3 years, 5 months ago

Batla House Encounter: Convict Ariz Khan Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Death Sentence

Live Law  

Batla House Encounter convict Ariz Khan, who was sentenced to death by a trial court in connection with killing of inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, has moved the Delhi High Court challenging his sentence as well as his conviction in the matter.Filed through Advocates M S Khan and Qausar Khan, the appeal challenges the judgment of the Trial Court wherein the …

Batla House encounter: Convict Ariz Khan challenges death penalty in Delhi high court
3 years, 5 months ago

Batla House encounter: Convict Ariz Khan challenges death penalty in Delhi high court

Hindustan Times  

Ariz Khan, who earlier this year, was convicted by a trial court over the killing of inspector Mohan Chand Sharma during the 2008 Batla House encounter, has challenged his conviction in the Delhi high court, as well as the death sentence handed to him for Sharma's killing. Khan's plea challenging the trial court's verdict, which found his offence to be …

Batla House Case: Is Ariz Khan’s Death Sentence ‘Rarest of Rare’?
3 years, 9 months ago

Batla House Case: Is Ariz Khan’s Death Sentence ‘Rarest of Rare’?

The Quint  

In Santosh Kumar Satishbhushan Bariyar v. State of Maharashtra, the Supreme Court provided two steps that must be followed to evaluate whether the death penalty would be the appropriate sentence. Identification and balancing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances of both the crime and the criminal to see whether the case would fall under the category of ‘rarest of rare’. The …

Ariz Khan given death in Batla encounter case
3 years, 9 months ago

Ariz Khan given death in Batla encounter case

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Monday handed the death penalty to alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan, accused of killing police officer Mohan Chand Sharma during the Batla House encounter of 2008, and said that his “despicable act has forfeited his right to live”. Ariz Khan alias Junaid, one of the most wanted Indian Mujahideen terrorist being taken to a court …

Breaking- Batla House Encounter: Delhi Court Awards Death Sentence To Convict Ariz Khan, Observes "Rarest Of The Rare Case"
3 years, 9 months ago

Breaking- Batla House Encounter: Delhi Court Awards Death Sentence To Convict Ariz Khan, Observes "Rarest Of The Rare Case"

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Monday awarded death penalty to convict Ariz Khan alias Junaid in the matter relating to the Batla House encounter of 2008 where police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and two alleged terrorists were killed during the showdown between the two parties. While observing that the natural and inescapable conclusion in the matter shows that there is no …

2008 Batla House encounter case: Delhi Court awards death penalty to Ariz Khan
3 years, 9 months ago

2008 Batla House encounter case: Delhi Court awards death penalty to Ariz Khan

Live Mint  

Delhi court today awarded death penalty to Ariz Khan for murder of inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and other offences in connection with the 2008 Batla House encounter. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on 2008 Batla House encounter verdict said,"Sonia Ji, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, & Digvijaya Singh had raised questions on the police action &, in a way, sided with the …

Batla House: Convict Ariz Khan gets death penalty, slapped with ₹11 lakh fine
3 years, 9 months ago

Batla House: Convict Ariz Khan gets death penalty, slapped with ₹11 lakh fine

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Monday sentenced alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan to death in connection with the 2008 Batla House encounter case. Khan was convicted by a city court on March 8 for killing inspector Mohan Chand Sharma of the Delhi Police special cell, who led the operation on September 19, 2008. Besides handing Khan the death penalty, the …

Batla House encounter: Death penalty for Ariz Khan, convicted of murder of Delhi Police inspector
3 years, 9 months ago

Batla House encounter: Death penalty for Ariz Khan, convicted of murder of Delhi Police inspector

India Today  

Ariz Khan, convicted of the murder of a Delhi Police inspector, has been given the death penalty. Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav had convicted Ariz Khan for the murder of Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma. Batla House encounter Batla House is a locality in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar, where an encounter between the Delhi police and alleged terrorists took place …

Batla House Encounter case| BJP's votebank politics charge on Congress, TMC
3 years, 9 months ago

Batla House Encounter case| BJP's votebank politics charge on Congress, TMC

India Today  

A Delhi court on Monday pronounced Ariz Khan alias Junaid guilty of killing Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in the 2008 Batla House encounter case Addressing a BJP press conference, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad targeted Opposition leaders, including Congress' Salman Khurshid and Digvijay Singh and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, after Batla House conviction. "There was a conscious, deliberate …

RS Prasad lashes out at Mamata over Batla House incident, demands apology
3 years, 9 months ago

RS Prasad lashes out at Mamata over Batla House incident, demands apology

Hindustan Times  

Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday lashed out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee who he said cast serious doubt over the authenticity of Batla House incident. "The Samajwadi Party, BSP, Congress, Left and Mamata Banerjee made the Batla House incident a national issue. The minister said there was a "conscious, deliberate and …

Breaking: Delhi Court Convicts Ariz Khan, Indian Mujahideen Operative, in 2008 Batla House Encounter Case
3 years, 9 months ago

Breaking: Delhi Court Convicts Ariz Khan, Indian Mujahideen Operative, in 2008 Batla House Encounter Case

Live Law  

A Sessions Court in Delhi on Monday convicted accused Ariz Khan alias Junaid in the matter relating to the Batla House encounter of 2008 where police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and two alleged terrorists were killed during the showdown between the two parties.The Court convicted Ariz Khan under sec. A Sessions Court in Delhi on Monday convicted accused Ariz Khan …

In Batla House case, court pronounces Ariz Khan guilty of killing Delhi Police inspector Mohan Sharma
3 years, 9 months ago

In Batla House case, court pronounces Ariz Khan guilty of killing Delhi Police inspector Mohan Sharma

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Monday held Ariz Khan guilty of killing inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, along with his accomplices, in the Batla House encounter which took place in the national capital in September 2008. In Batla House case, court pronounces Ariz Khan guilty of killing Delhi Police inspector Mohan Sharma He has been convicted under sections 302, 307, 333 and …

Batla House encounter: Delhi court to pronounce judgment tomorrow
3 years, 9 months ago

Batla House encounter: Delhi court to pronounce judgment tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi Court will pronounce its judgment in a matter related to the 2008 Batla House encounter on Monday. In this file picture from 2013, people gather at L - 18 Batla House after the verdict on encounter done by Delhi Police in September 2008, in New Delhi. Police had earlier claimed that Ariz Khan was present at Batla House, …

Convict in Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case Moves Delhi HC Challenging Trial Court Verdict
3 years, 11 months ago

Convict in Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case Moves Delhi HC Challenging Trial Court Verdict

News 18  

One of the convicts, a protection officer of District Child Protection Unit, in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case on Monday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and the life imprisonment awarded to him by a trial court. The trial court had on January 20 convicted 19 persons, including main accused Brajesh Thakur, in the case for various offences …

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