Death Penalty
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CBI court sentences four persons to death in Nuh double murder, gangrape case
In August 2016, a group of four to five men had murdered a Muslim farmer and his wife and gangraped their two nieces, one of whom was a minor.
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Kerala: 15 PFI-SDPI members sentenced to death for killing BJP leader
The men were held guilty of murdering the state secretary of the BJP’s OBC Morcha in Alappuzha town on December 19, 2021.
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Beant Singh assassination: SC refuses to commute death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana
Rajoana, convicted for the killing of the former Punjab chief minister, had urged the court to reduce his death sentence to life imprisonment.
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Trending
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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Death penalty: Centre tells SC it is considering forming panel to examine execution by hanging
The court is hearing a petition that has sought the abolishing of the practice of executing a death row convict by hanging, arguing that the method is cruel.
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Trial courts gave 165 death sentences last year – highest since 2000, shows report
By the end of 2022, a total of 539 persons were on death row in India, the highest since 2004, criminal reforms advocacy group Project 39A said.
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Death penalty: Five-judge Constitution bench to frame rules on mitigating circumstances
The Supreme Court is hearing a suo motu plea on how accused persons could present arguments against a death sentence before they are convicted.
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Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Why SC thinks courts humanely evaluating the accused could reduce rush to award death penalty
Currently, death penalties focus only on the crime and not the accused and their scope for reform.
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Beant Singh assassination: SC directs Centre to decide on convict’s mercy plea in two months
Balwant Singh Rajoana, a former Punjab police constable, wants his death sentence reduced to life imprisonment, saying he has served 26 years in jail.
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Number of prisoners on death row in India highest in 17 years, says report
As of December 31, 2020, a total of 404 prisoners were on death row, an increase of nearly 21% from 2020.
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The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema
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Complainant’s age is not the only criteria for death penalty in rape-murder cases, says SC
The court commuted the death penalty of a man convicted for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in Karnataka in 2010.
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Singapore court delays hanging of Malaysian man after he contracts coronavirus
The man of Indian origin was given death penalty in 2010 after he was caught with drugs. Human rights groups have urged Singapore to reconsider his execution.
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‘An obscene law’: How Tamil writer Sundara Ramaswamy argued against the death penalty in 1999
Ramaswamy was responding to 26 convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case being sentenced to death. After an appeal, the sentence was confirmed for four.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Gill and Sudharsan’s tons help Gujarat beat Chennai and stay in playoff hunt
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League as it happened: Neeraj Chopra finishes second; Kishore Jena ninth
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Delhi court frames sexual harassment charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know