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Life Imprisonment
Four convicted for murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan get life sentence
Scroll Staff
· Nov 25, 2023 · 05:55 pm
UP court sentences former MP Atiq Ahmed to life imprisonment in kidnapping case
Scroll Staff
· Mar 28, 2023 · 03:56 pm
Why SC thinks courts humanely evaluating the accused could reduce rush to award death penalty
Umang Poddar
· May 28, 2022 · 06:30 am
Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since invasion
Scroll Staff
· May 24, 2022 · 05:40 pm
Pakistan: Six sentenced to death for lynching Sri Lankan man on blasphemy allegations
Scroll Staff
· Apr 19, 2022 · 01:38 pm
Tamil Nadu: 10 persons get life sentence for killing Dalit man in 2015
Scroll Staff
· Mar 08, 2022 · 07:04 pm
Life sentence means rigorous imprisonment, says Supreme Court
Scroll Staff
· Sep 15, 2021 · 01:26 pm
UP court sentences all 11 policemen convicted in 1985 Raja Man Singh murder to life imprisonment
Scroll Staff
· Jul 22, 2020 · 04:50 pm
Kerala: Court sentences man to three life terms plus 26 years for raping, murdering 7-year-old niece
Scroll Staff
· Jul 17, 2019 · 10:19 pm
Pakistan: Retired general gets 14 years in jail, ex-brigadier sentenced to death on spying charges
Scroll Staff
· May 31, 2019 · 05:26 pm
Muzaffarnagar riots: Court sentences seven convicted of killing two youths to life imprisonment
Scroll Staff
· Feb 08, 2019 · 03:55 pm
1984 anti-Sikh violence: Supreme Court to hear Sajjan Kumar’s appeal on January 14
Scroll Staff
· Jan 10, 2019 · 09:54 pm
Latehar lynchings: Eight sentenced to life in Jharkhand for killing cattle trader and minor boy
Scroll Staff
· Dec 21, 2018 · 08:09 pm
1984 anti-Sikh violence: Sajjan Kumar asks Delhi High Court for 30 days to surrender
Scroll Staff
· Dec 20, 2018 · 01:15 pm
1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Congress leader Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life by Delhi High Court
Scroll Staff
· Dec 17, 2018 · 10:52 am
Gujarat: 11 people sentenced to life imprisonment for burning alive Dalit man in Una in 2012
Scroll Staff
· Nov 29, 2018 · 10:20 pm
Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Supreme Court asks Tamil Nadu governor to consider convict’s mercy plea
Scroll Staff
· Sep 06, 2018 · 03:40 pm
Danish inventor Peter Madsen sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Swedish journalist
Scroll Staff
· Apr 25, 2018 · 06:21 pm
Punishment for murder must be life imprisonment or death, judges cannot award lower sentences: SC
Scroll Staff
· Mar 27, 2018 · 03:00 pm
Madras High Court allows convict serving life imprisonment 2-week leave for conjugal visit
Scroll Staff
· Jan 25, 2018 · 04:53 pm
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