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"Like Capital Punishment": Supreme Court On Man, 96, Serving Life Sentence
The Supreme Court favoured remission to an ailing 96-year-old convict serving life term in the 1993 Rajasthan train blast case and currently on parole, saying continued incarceration is "like capital punishment".
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Calcutta High Court Acquits Death Penalty Awardee In Kamduni Gangrape-Murder Case
The Calcutta High Court on Friday acquitted a capital punishment awardee and commuted the death sentence of two others to life imprisonment in the gangrape and murder of a 21-year-old woman at Kamduni in West Bengal.
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"She Could've Been My Child": Ujjain Rape Accused's Father Seeks Death Penalty
The father of the man arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Ujjain on Friday demanded capital punishment for his son, while the local bar association appealed that no lawyer should defend him in the court.
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"Numb With Rage": Harbhajan Singh Fumes Over Women Being Paraded Naked In Manipur, Calls For 'Capital Punishment'
Former India spinner and Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh has demanded "capital punishment" for all those who were involved in the heinous crime of parading two Manipuri women naked and allegedly gang-raping them
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Considering Capital Punishment Over Manipur Horror, Says Chief Minister
Manipur Video: One person, alleged to be the mastermind, has been arrested from Thoubal district, officials said.
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Maharashtra Man Sentenced To Death For Killing 5 Family Members
A court in Maharashtra's Nagpur on Saturday sentenced a man to death for killing five members of his family over a property dispute.
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Rajasthan Should Appeal Acquittals In 2008 Jaipur Blasts: Sachin Pilot
Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot Thursday said the acquittal of the four men who were given capital punishment by a lower court for the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts was a serious issue and the Rajasthan government should appeal against it.
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5 Get Death Penalty For Killing Jharkhand Family Over Black Magic Suspicion
A local court on Wednesday awarded capital punishment to five persons in a case of triple murder that took place over a year ago due to suspicions that they were involved in witchcraft.
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165 Death Sentences Imposed By Courts In 2022, Highest Since 2000: Report
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 report has said.
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Maharashtra Boy Found Dead Near Railway Tracks With Arm, Fingers Severed
The body of a 9-year-old boy with his right hand and little finger severed was found near the Manmad-Daund railway tracks in Maharashtra's Nashik district, leading to residents of his area protesting seeking capital punishment for those involved.
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Haryana Man Gets Death Penalty For Raping 11-Year-Old Daughter
A court in Haryana's Sirsa district sentenced a man to death on Thursday for raping his 11-year-old daughter two years ago.
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Gujarat Courts Award Death Sentence To 50 People In 8 Months: Report
Gujarat has seen a sharp rise in trial courts giving captial punishment with 50 people being sentenced to death this year till August compared to 46 between 2006 and 2021, as per data available with courts in the state.
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RSS-Linked Muslim Body Demands Death Penalty For Udaipur Tailor's Killers
Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) on Wednesday demanded capital punishment for those who brutally killed a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur, calling them "terrorists and devils".
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Not Our Effort To Make Death Penalty "Redundant": What Supreme Court Said
The judicial process would be compromising on its objectivity if the approach is to find ways to avoid awarding death penalty in cases where they passed the muster of judicial scrutiny, the Supreme Court said on Friday.
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Supreme Court's Guidelines On Obtaining Information In Death Penalty Cases
The Supreme Court has recommended the prosecuting agency to present material disclosing psychiatric and psychological evaluation of the accused in offence carrying capital punishment at the appropriate stage.
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"Like Capital Punishment": Supreme Court On Man, 96, Serving Life Sentence
The Supreme Court favoured remission to an ailing 96-year-old convict serving life term in the 1993 Rajasthan train blast case and currently on parole, saying continued incarceration is "like capital punishment".
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Calcutta High Court Acquits Death Penalty Awardee In Kamduni Gangrape-Murder Case
The Calcutta High Court on Friday acquitted a capital punishment awardee and commuted the death sentence of two others to life imprisonment in the gangrape and murder of a 21-year-old woman at Kamduni in West Bengal.
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"She Could've Been My Child": Ujjain Rape Accused's Father Seeks Death Penalty
The father of the man arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Ujjain on Friday demanded capital punishment for his son, while the local bar association appealed that no lawyer should defend him in the court.
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"Numb With Rage": Harbhajan Singh Fumes Over Women Being Paraded Naked In Manipur, Calls For 'Capital Punishment'
Former India spinner and Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh has demanded "capital punishment" for all those who were involved in the heinous crime of parading two Manipuri women naked and allegedly gang-raping them
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Considering Capital Punishment Over Manipur Horror, Says Chief Minister
Manipur Video: One person, alleged to be the mastermind, has been arrested from Thoubal district, officials said.
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Maharashtra Man Sentenced To Death For Killing 5 Family Members
A court in Maharashtra's Nagpur on Saturday sentenced a man to death for killing five members of his family over a property dispute.
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Rajasthan Should Appeal Acquittals In 2008 Jaipur Blasts: Sachin Pilot
Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot Thursday said the acquittal of the four men who were given capital punishment by a lower court for the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts was a serious issue and the Rajasthan government should appeal against it.
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5 Get Death Penalty For Killing Jharkhand Family Over Black Magic Suspicion
A local court on Wednesday awarded capital punishment to five persons in a case of triple murder that took place over a year ago due to suspicions that they were involved in witchcraft.
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165 Death Sentences Imposed By Courts In 2022, Highest Since 2000: Report
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 report has said.
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Maharashtra Boy Found Dead Near Railway Tracks With Arm, Fingers Severed
The body of a 9-year-old boy with his right hand and little finger severed was found near the Manmad-Daund railway tracks in Maharashtra's Nashik district, leading to residents of his area protesting seeking capital punishment for those involved.
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Haryana Man Gets Death Penalty For Raping 11-Year-Old Daughter
A court in Haryana's Sirsa district sentenced a man to death on Thursday for raping his 11-year-old daughter two years ago.
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Gujarat Courts Award Death Sentence To 50 People In 8 Months: Report
Gujarat has seen a sharp rise in trial courts giving captial punishment with 50 people being sentenced to death this year till August compared to 46 between 2006 and 2021, as per data available with courts in the state.
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RSS-Linked Muslim Body Demands Death Penalty For Udaipur Tailor's Killers
Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) on Wednesday demanded capital punishment for those who brutally killed a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur, calling them "terrorists and devils".
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Not Our Effort To Make Death Penalty "Redundant": What Supreme Court Said
The judicial process would be compromising on its objectivity if the approach is to find ways to avoid awarding death penalty in cases where they passed the muster of judicial scrutiny, the Supreme Court said on Friday.
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Supreme Court's Guidelines On Obtaining Information In Death Penalty Cases
The Supreme Court has recommended the prosecuting agency to present material disclosing psychiatric and psychological evaluation of the accused in offence carrying capital punishment at the appropriate stage.
