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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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Donald Trump Vows Death Penalty For 'Rapists, Murderers, Monsters'
Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to replace the Democrat in the White House.
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Joe Biden Commutes Death Sentences Of 37 Federal Inmates Ahead Of Christmas
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term.
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Guilty Of Killing Daughter
The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the death penalty of a man, who murdered his pregnant daughter for performing an inter-caste marriage against her family's will and sentenced him to 20 years in jail instead.
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Court Commutes Death Sentences Of 4 Accused To Life Term In 2013 Patna Serial Blasts
The Patna High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentences of four accused, involved in the 2013 serial blasts case, to life imprisonment.
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Indian-Origin Man Wrongly Jailed For 38 Years For Murders Dies In US Prison
Kris Maharaj was wrongly convicted in 1986 for the murders of Derrick and Duane Moo Young, and his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2002.Â
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Allahabad High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Rape-Murder Convict To 30-Year Jail Term
The Allahabad High Court has commuted the death sentence given to a man, who was convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in 2021, to 30-year jail term.
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7 Jailed Navy Veterans Return From Qatar In Big Diplomatic Win For India
Eight Indian Navy veterans who had their death sentence commuted to an extend term in Qatar have been released. Seven of them are already back in India, the government said, welcoming the big decision.
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Families Hope For Pardon After Qatar Commutes Sailors' Death Sentences
The families of eight Navy veterans in Qatar has told NDTV that they will appeal against the commuted sentences they have received.
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"Victory Of PM Modi's Diplomatic Efforts": BJP On Relief In Death Row In Qatar
The commutation of death sentence of eight former Indian Navy personnel by a court in Qatar is a victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy and diplomatic efforts under it, the BJP said on Thursday.
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Big Relief For 8 Indian Navy Veterans On Death Row In Qatar
Eight ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death by a Qatar court in October - over espionage allegations - will face commuted punishments, the Indian government said this afternoon.
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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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Beant Singh Assassination Case: Supreme Court Upholds Convict's Death Penalty
The Supreme Court today declined to commute the death penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment.
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Gujarat Seeks Death Penalty For 11 Godhra Train Burning Convicts
The Gujarat government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will press for the death penalty to 11 convicts whose sentences in the 2002 Godhra train burning case were commuted to life imprisonment by the state's high court.
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Rape, Murder Convict
The Supreme Court Friday commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for the rape and murder of a widow in 1998, noting he was in solitary confinement in jail for about 10 years.
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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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Donald Trump Vows Death Penalty For 'Rapists, Murderers, Monsters'
Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to replace the Democrat in the White House.
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Joe Biden Commutes Death Sentences Of 37 Federal Inmates Ahead Of Christmas
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term.
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Guilty Of Killing Daughter
The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the death penalty of a man, who murdered his pregnant daughter for performing an inter-caste marriage against her family's will and sentenced him to 20 years in jail instead.
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Court Commutes Death Sentences Of 4 Accused To Life Term In 2013 Patna Serial Blasts
The Patna High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentences of four accused, involved in the 2013 serial blasts case, to life imprisonment.
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Indian-Origin Man Wrongly Jailed For 38 Years For Murders Dies In US Prison
Kris Maharaj was wrongly convicted in 1986 for the murders of Derrick and Duane Moo Young, and his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2002.Â
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Allahabad High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Rape-Murder Convict To 30-Year Jail Term
The Allahabad High Court has commuted the death sentence given to a man, who was convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in 2021, to 30-year jail term.
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7 Jailed Navy Veterans Return From Qatar In Big Diplomatic Win For India
Eight Indian Navy veterans who had their death sentence commuted to an extend term in Qatar have been released. Seven of them are already back in India, the government said, welcoming the big decision.
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Families Hope For Pardon After Qatar Commutes Sailors' Death Sentences
The families of eight Navy veterans in Qatar has told NDTV that they will appeal against the commuted sentences they have received.
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"Victory Of PM Modi's Diplomatic Efforts": BJP On Relief In Death Row In Qatar
The commutation of death sentence of eight former Indian Navy personnel by a court in Qatar is a victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy and diplomatic efforts under it, the BJP said on Thursday.
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Big Relief For 8 Indian Navy Veterans On Death Row In Qatar
Eight ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death by a Qatar court in October - over espionage allegations - will face commuted punishments, the Indian government said this afternoon.
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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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Beant Singh Assassination Case: Supreme Court Upholds Convict's Death Penalty
The Supreme Court today declined to commute the death penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment.
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Gujarat Seeks Death Penalty For 11 Godhra Train Burning Convicts
The Gujarat government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will press for the death penalty to 11 convicts whose sentences in the 2002 Godhra train burning case were commuted to life imprisonment by the state's high court.
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Rape, Murder Convict
The Supreme Court Friday commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for the rape and murder of a widow in 1998, noting he was in solitary confinement in jail for about 10 years.
