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Key Bangladesh Official Proposes Removing 'Secularism', 'Socialism' From Constitution
Bangladesh's top legal official has proposed to remove the words "secularism" and "socialism" from the Constitution apart from a provision prescribing capital punishment for regime change through extra-constitutional means.
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Accusation Against Ex-RG Kar Principal Can Attract Death Penalty If Proved: Court
A designated CBI court, while denying bail to former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh, has observed that the nature and gravity of the accusation against him is grave and it can attract capital punishment if proved.
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Politicians Assuring Death Penalty For Cultprits Creating "Mob Rule": Supreme Court Judge
Justice Abhay Oka of the Supreme Court on Sunday said "mob rule" is being created as politicians capitalise on certain incidents and assure capital punishment for culprits, stressing that only the judiciary can pass legal verdicts.
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Bengal Government's Special Assembly Session Monday To Pass Anti-Rape Bill
A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.
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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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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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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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Capital Punishment For Mob Lynching: Big Revamp Of Indian Criminal Laws
The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.
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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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Key Bangladesh Official Proposes Removing 'Secularism', 'Socialism' From Constitution
Bangladesh's top legal official has proposed to remove the words "secularism" and "socialism" from the Constitution apart from a provision prescribing capital punishment for regime change through extra-constitutional means.
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Accusation Against Ex-RG Kar Principal Can Attract Death Penalty If Proved: Court
A designated CBI court, while denying bail to former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh, has observed that the nature and gravity of the accusation against him is grave and it can attract capital punishment if proved.
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Politicians Assuring Death Penalty For Cultprits Creating "Mob Rule": Supreme Court Judge
Justice Abhay Oka of the Supreme Court on Sunday said "mob rule" is being created as politicians capitalise on certain incidents and assure capital punishment for culprits, stressing that only the judiciary can pass legal verdicts.
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Bengal Government's Special Assembly Session Monday To Pass Anti-Rape Bill
A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.
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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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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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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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Capital Punishment For Mob Lynching: Big Revamp Of Indian Criminal Laws
The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.
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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.
