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'No Warning': The Death Penalty In Japan
Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Writ Petition Can Be Filed Against Death Penalty Confirmed By It
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would examine whether a writ petition could seek the review of its confirmation of death penalty in light of the 2022 verdict asking mitigating circumstances in such cases to be factored in.
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Three Indian Nationals Face Death Penalty For Smuggling Drugs Into Indonesia
Three Indian nationals accused of drug trafficking aboard a Singapore-flagged vessel who have been detained in Indonesia since July 2024, face the death penalty, a media report said on Friday.
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Did Amit Shah Announce Death Penalty For Drug-Related Crimes, Ragging?
A news card attributing a statement about creating a 'drug-free India' to Amit Shah has been circulating on social media.
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'Will Punish Forced Religious Conversion With Death In Madhya Pradesh': Mohan Yadav
Intensifying the BJP's attack on alleged instances of 'love jihad', Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said his government will bring a law to ensure death penalty for those found guilty of forced religious conversions.
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"Hangman's Noose Not To Be Taken Off": Top Court Commutes Death Penalty
Directing the hangman's noose to be "taken off the convict's neck", the Supreme Court ordered a death row prisoner to remain in jail "till the end of his days given by god almighty".
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Kim Kardashian Sued After Mistakenly Identifying US Man As Death Row Inmate In Instagram Post
Kardashian, a 44-year-old aspiring lawyer, posted about the death penalty sentence of convicted murderer Ivan Cantu.
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'Why No Death Penalty For Sajjan Kumar': 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Victims' Families
The families of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have expressed huge disappointment over former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar "getting away" with a life sentence instead of death penalty, which the families have been demanding for decades.
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Ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Gets Life Term In 1984 Case, Spared Death Penalty
A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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Death Penalty Cancelled, Serial Rapist Assaults, Kills 11-Year-Old In Madhya Pradesh
The horrific death of an 11-year-old hearing and speech impaired girl in Narsinghgarh (Rajgarh) has once again raised serious questions about the judicial system that allows repeat rape offenders to walk free.
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Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty For Sajjan Kumar In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case
The prosecution in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case sought the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on Tuesday, who is convicted murdering a father-son duo in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar area.
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RG Kar Doctor's Parents Not Keen On Death Penalty, Lawyer Tells Court
The parents of the woman doctor raped and killed at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital last year, are not keen on the death penalty for the man held guilty, their lawyer has told the Calcutta High Court. They, however, refused to confirm it to reporters.
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CBI Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Death Penalty For RG Kar Rape Convict
The CBI on Friday filed an appeal before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death penalty for RG Kar hospital rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy.
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CBI Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Rape Convict, Approaches High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation - the probe agency in Kolkata's RG Kar rape and murder case - has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for the convict Sanjay Roy.
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"Not Our Job To Protect Criminals": Bengal Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict
The Mamata Banerjee government has challenged the trial court's life imprisonment order against the convict in RG Kar rape-murder case, demanding that he be given the death penalty.
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'No Warning': The Death Penalty In Japan
Capital punishment in Japan is under scrutiny again after the world's longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, was awarded $1.4 million in compensation.
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Supreme Court To Examine Whether Writ Petition Can Be Filed Against Death Penalty Confirmed By It
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would examine whether a writ petition could seek the review of its confirmation of death penalty in light of the 2022 verdict asking mitigating circumstances in such cases to be factored in.
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Three Indian Nationals Face Death Penalty For Smuggling Drugs Into Indonesia
Three Indian nationals accused of drug trafficking aboard a Singapore-flagged vessel who have been detained in Indonesia since July 2024, face the death penalty, a media report said on Friday.
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Did Amit Shah Announce Death Penalty For Drug-Related Crimes, Ragging?
A news card attributing a statement about creating a 'drug-free India' to Amit Shah has been circulating on social media.
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'Will Punish Forced Religious Conversion With Death In Madhya Pradesh': Mohan Yadav
Intensifying the BJP's attack on alleged instances of 'love jihad', Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said his government will bring a law to ensure death penalty for those found guilty of forced religious conversions.
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"Hangman's Noose Not To Be Taken Off": Top Court Commutes Death Penalty
Directing the hangman's noose to be "taken off the convict's neck", the Supreme Court ordered a death row prisoner to remain in jail "till the end of his days given by god almighty".
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Kim Kardashian Sued After Mistakenly Identifying US Man As Death Row Inmate In Instagram Post
Kardashian, a 44-year-old aspiring lawyer, posted about the death penalty sentence of convicted murderer Ivan Cantu.
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'Why No Death Penalty For Sajjan Kumar': 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Victims' Families
The families of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have expressed huge disappointment over former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar "getting away" with a life sentence instead of death penalty, which the families have been demanding for decades.
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Ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Gets Life Term In 1984 Case, Spared Death Penalty
A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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Death Penalty Cancelled, Serial Rapist Assaults, Kills 11-Year-Old In Madhya Pradesh
The horrific death of an 11-year-old hearing and speech impaired girl in Narsinghgarh (Rajgarh) has once again raised serious questions about the judicial system that allows repeat rape offenders to walk free.
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Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty For Sajjan Kumar In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case
The prosecution in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case sought the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on Tuesday, who is convicted murdering a father-son duo in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar area.
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RG Kar Doctor's Parents Not Keen On Death Penalty, Lawyer Tells Court
The parents of the woman doctor raped and killed at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital last year, are not keen on the death penalty for the man held guilty, their lawyer has told the Calcutta High Court. They, however, refused to confirm it to reporters.
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CBI Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Death Penalty For RG Kar Rape Convict
The CBI on Friday filed an appeal before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death penalty for RG Kar hospital rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy.
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CBI Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Rape Convict, Approaches High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation - the probe agency in Kolkata's RG Kar rape and murder case - has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for the convict Sanjay Roy.
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"Not Our Job To Protect Criminals": Bengal Seeks Death Penalty For RG Kar Convict
The Mamata Banerjee government has challenged the trial court's life imprisonment order against the convict in RG Kar rape-murder case, demanding that he be given the death penalty.
