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They Deserve It: Ex-High Court Judges On Death Penalty To Nirbhaya Convicts
Former judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday backed the death penalty for the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case asserting that it was a rarest of the rare case and the "brutality" committed by them on December 16, 2012 deserved the extreme punishment.
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In Fresh Plea Nirbhaya Convict Claims He Wasn't In Delhi On December 16, Court Reserves Order
A Delhi court today reserved its order on plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking quashing of his death penalty.
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Verdict On Nirbhaya Rapists Should Serve As A Message: Women Activists
The Supreme Court will decide today whether the four men, convicted for the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedic student in 2012 in Delhi, will be hanged or not.
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December 16 Gang-Rape: 2 Death Row Convicts File Review Plea In Supreme Court
Two of the four death row convicts in the December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case today moved the Supreme Court for review of its verdict upholding the capital punishment awarded to them.
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5 Years Since Nirbhaya Gang-Rape: The Story So Far
December 16, 2017, will mark five years of the brutal Delhi gang-rape incident that triggered nation-wide protests and led to formation of new laws on crimes against women in the country.
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Crime Of 'A Different World': What Supreme Court Judges Said On Nirbhaya Case Verdict
The Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence for four convicts in the gang rape and brutal murder of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012. The four men - Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh - had appealed in the top court after the High Court ruled that they should be hanged. The parents ...
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Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Case Four Years On: 10 Points
Four years after the 16 December gang-rape and murder -- a case that shocked and enraged India and made international headlines -- the decision on fate of the five men found guilty of assaulting her is pending with the Supreme Court. The 23-year-old paramedical student, dubbed Nirbhaya, was gangraped and brutally tortured in a bus while returning w...
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Supreme Court Appoints 2 Advocates To Defend December 16 Gangrape Convicts
The Supreme Court today appointed two amicus curiae on appeals of four convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case against the Delhi High Court order upholding their death sentence.
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Juvenile Justice Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha, Jyoti Singh's Parents Watched Debate
The Rajya Sabha today passed by voice vote the Juvenile Justice Bill, amending the law to try 16 year olds accused of serious crimes such as rape and murder, as adults. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill, which will now be sent to the President for ratification.
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Law Should Be According To Demand Of Time: Kiren Rijiju On Juvenile Release
Amidst a growing chorus against the release of the juvenile convict of the December 16 gangrape case, the Centre on Monday said it was of the view that law should be made according to the need of time and as per society's requirement.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Can't Stop Youngest Convict's Release, Says Supreme Court
A petition to stop the release of the youngest of six men who gang-raped and tortured a student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 was rejected today by the Supreme Court, which questioned: "Under what jurisdiction can we extend his detention?" The convict, now 20, was released on Sunday from a correctional home - where he spent three years - to a no...
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Juvenile Justice System Needs To Be Changed, Says BJP
On a day that the youngest rapist in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape case was released from a correctional home, the BJP today advocated for changes in the country's juvenile justice system so that the underage who commit heinous crimes are not allowed to walk free.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Youngest Convict To Be Freed Today, Plea Against Release in Supreme Court Tomorrow
The youngest of the six men convicted for raping and torturing a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 is set to be released today from a correctional home. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Monday a plea against his release that was filed by the Delhi Commission for Women late last night, but declined to give it an immediate heari...
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Opposing Release Of Juvenile Convict On Monday
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by the Delhi Commission for Women against the release of the juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case on Monday. However, the court hasn't put a stay on juvenile's scheduled release from his reform home today at 5 pm.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Women's Commission Criticises Release Of Juvenile Convict
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) today said the High Court's refusal to stay the release of the juvenile convict in the December 16 gangrape case was a "dark day" in the history of the country and it would appeal against his release.
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They Deserve It: Ex-High Court Judges On Death Penalty To Nirbhaya Convicts
Former judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday backed the death penalty for the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case asserting that it was a rarest of the rare case and the "brutality" committed by them on December 16, 2012 deserved the extreme punishment.
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In Fresh Plea Nirbhaya Convict Claims He Wasn't In Delhi On December 16, Court Reserves Order
A Delhi court today reserved its order on plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking quashing of his death penalty.
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Verdict On Nirbhaya Rapists Should Serve As A Message: Women Activists
The Supreme Court will decide today whether the four men, convicted for the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedic student in 2012 in Delhi, will be hanged or not.
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December 16 Gang-Rape: 2 Death Row Convicts File Review Plea In Supreme Court
Two of the four death row convicts in the December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case today moved the Supreme Court for review of its verdict upholding the capital punishment awarded to them.
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5 Years Since Nirbhaya Gang-Rape: The Story So Far
December 16, 2017, will mark five years of the brutal Delhi gang-rape incident that triggered nation-wide protests and led to formation of new laws on crimes against women in the country.
-
Crime Of 'A Different World': What Supreme Court Judges Said On Nirbhaya Case Verdict
The Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence for four convicts in the gang rape and brutal murder of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012. The four men - Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh - had appealed in the top court after the High Court ruled that they should be hanged. The parents ...
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Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Case Four Years On: 10 Points
Four years after the 16 December gang-rape and murder -- a case that shocked and enraged India and made international headlines -- the decision on fate of the five men found guilty of assaulting her is pending with the Supreme Court. The 23-year-old paramedical student, dubbed Nirbhaya, was gangraped and brutally tortured in a bus while returning w...
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Supreme Court Appoints 2 Advocates To Defend December 16 Gangrape Convicts
The Supreme Court today appointed two amicus curiae on appeals of four convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case against the Delhi High Court order upholding their death sentence.
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Juvenile Justice Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha, Jyoti Singh's Parents Watched Debate
The Rajya Sabha today passed by voice vote the Juvenile Justice Bill, amending the law to try 16 year olds accused of serious crimes such as rape and murder, as adults. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill, which will now be sent to the President for ratification.
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Law Should Be According To Demand Of Time: Kiren Rijiju On Juvenile Release
Amidst a growing chorus against the release of the juvenile convict of the December 16 gangrape case, the Centre on Monday said it was of the view that law should be made according to the need of time and as per society's requirement.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Can't Stop Youngest Convict's Release, Says Supreme Court
A petition to stop the release of the youngest of six men who gang-raped and tortured a student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 was rejected today by the Supreme Court, which questioned: "Under what jurisdiction can we extend his detention?" The convict, now 20, was released on Sunday from a correctional home - where he spent three years - to a no...
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Juvenile Justice System Needs To Be Changed, Says BJP
On a day that the youngest rapist in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape case was released from a correctional home, the BJP today advocated for changes in the country's juvenile justice system so that the underage who commit heinous crimes are not allowed to walk free.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Youngest Convict To Be Freed Today, Plea Against Release in Supreme Court Tomorrow
The youngest of the six men convicted for raping and torturing a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 is set to be released today from a correctional home. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Monday a plea against his release that was filed by the Delhi Commission for Women late last night, but declined to give it an immediate heari...
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Opposing Release Of Juvenile Convict On Monday
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by the Delhi Commission for Women against the release of the juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case on Monday. However, the court hasn't put a stay on juvenile's scheduled release from his reform home today at 5 pm.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Women's Commission Criticises Release Of Juvenile Convict
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) today said the High Court's refusal to stay the release of the juvenile convict in the December 16 gangrape case was a "dark day" in the history of the country and it would appeal against his release.
