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Death sentence

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Conviction and Death Sentence on the same Day for kidnapping, rape and murder of an 11 Year Old: SC commutes sentence from death to life

Supreme Court: In a case where the order of conviction and sentence was passed on the same day, the 3-judge bench of

Published on January 20, 2022January 21, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Three death row convicts to walk free as SC finds them “not guilty” of murdering six family members

“We are at pains to observe the manner in which the present case has been dealt with by the trial court as well as by the High Court, particularly, when the trial court awarded death penalty to the accused and the High Court confirmed it.”

Published on December 16, 2021December 17, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – November 2021

“It is no part of any judge’s duty to strain the plain words of a statute, beyond recognition and to the point

Published on December 1, 2021December 2, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Hang by neck till dead’: Bom HC confirms death sentence in a rarest of rare cases for committing rape and murder of a 3-years 9-months old child

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and Prithviraj K. Chavan, JJ. confirmed the death sentence awarded by the

Published on November 26, 2021December 10, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

5-year-old raped, killed, thrown into a stream: SC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment

Supreme Court: In a case where a death row convict subjected a 5-year-old girl to rape, killed her by strangulation, and then

Published on November 14, 2021November 19, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Man murdered wife and 4 minor daughters and burned them. Will this case fall under rarest of rare category? Allahabad HC decides

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Ramesh Sinha and Rajeev Singh, JJ., upheld the capital punishment of a man who murdered

Published on July 19, 2021July 23, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Death reference and the pervasive principles of natural justice

by Abhishek Goyal†

Published on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021By Editor
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Nirbhaya| Akshay Kumar’s plea challenging rejection of mercy petition dismissed

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, JJ rejected the plea filed by Akshay Kumar Singh,

Published on March 19, 2020March 20, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Hot Off The PressNews

Nirbhaya| Pawan Gupta’s curative petition dismissed; All 4 convicts scheduled to be hanged tomorrow

Supreme Court: The Court has dismissed the curative petition of Pawan Gupta, one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and

Published on March 19, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

BREAKING | NHRC dismisses complaint of the mother of Nirbhaya case convict Mukesh Kumar seeking its intervention to prevent his execution

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has received a complaint from Smt. Ram Bai, a resident of Ravidas Camp, R.K. Puram,

Published on March 17, 2020March 17, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Nirbhaya Case | Convicts approach International Court of Justice for stay on execution of death sentence

As reported by media, Three of the convicts in Nirbhaya Gang Rape and Murder case have approached the International Court of Justice

Published on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Chattisgarh Triple murder| SC commutes death sentence of a man who killed 3 children to a life imprisonment

Supreme Court:  A 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, and MR Shah, JJ has commuted the death sentence of a convict,

Published on March 5, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | Death Sentence in rape and murder of a 5 ½-Year-old deaf and dumb girl confirmed in the category of – “Rarest of Rare Case”

Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of Prashant Kumar and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., while addressing the present criminal reference wherein the deceased/victim

Published on February 25, 2020March 20, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Hot Off The PressNews

Nirbhaya Case| Centre approaches SC after Delhi High Court rejects plea to separately execute the 4 convicts; Hearing tomorrow

Supreme Court: A bench headed by Justice NV Ramana has agreed to hear Central government’s appeal against Delhi High Court order, which

Published on February 6, 2020February 11, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Nirbhaya Case| SC dismisses Pawan Kumar’s plea seeking review of order rejecting juvenility claim

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, JJ has refused to review it’s order dated 21.01.2020

Published on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CBI | Death Sentence for rape and murder to accused on being found guilty

The Special Judge, CBI Cases, Ranchi has awarded the Death Sentence with a fine of Rs. 5000/- under Section 302 of IPC;

Published on December 27, 2019December 27, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC lays down guidelines for appointment of amicus curiae where there is possibility of life sentence or death sentence

Supreme Court: Noticing that where death sentence could be one of the alternative punishments, the courts must be completely vigilant and see

Published on December 20, 2019December 26, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Rape & murder of a 10-year-old & her brother: SC refuses to review it’s 2:1 verdict awarding death sentence

Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and

Published on November 7, 2019November 13, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
1 Comment6809 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Man rapes a 10-year-old & throws her & her brother alive in canal; SC awards death sentence by a 2:1 verdict

Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and

Published on August 1, 2019August 7, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Post-conviction mental health & it’s effect on sentencing: SC issues directions

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, MM Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ held “it needs to be understood that prisoners

Published on April 17, 2019April 18, 2019By Prachi Bhardwaj
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