Death Sentence News
Opinion | Death for rape
The deterrent effect of a noose remains in dispute, even as few sexual crimes are open-and-shut cases. Conclusive evidence is hard to find, and judicial processes are imperfect
1 min read8 Jan 2020Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Convict seeks recall of SC conviction order
Supreme Court asks CBI to respond to a plea filed by one of the convicts in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case seeking recall of the apex court's May 1999 conviction order
1 min read24 Jan 2018Pakistan allows Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet wife on humanitarian grounds
Pakistan foreign office spokesperson said the government has decided to arrange a meeting of Kulbhushan Jhadav with his wife, purely on humanitarian grounds
1 min read10 Nov 2017Godhra case: Gujarat HC commutes death sentence to life term for 11 convicts
The Gujarat high court today sharply criticized the state government and the Indian Railways for miserably failing to maintain law and order in the 2002 incident
2 min read9 Oct 2017Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on alternative methods for execution
The Supreme Court observed that the legislature could consider amending the provisions of the CrPc to change the mode of execution to something less painful than hanging
1 min read6 Oct 2017Nithari killings: A timeline of the case so far
A CBI court awarded a death sentence to Moninder Singh Pandher and Surinder Koli , who were convicted in the Nithari Serial killings . Here's a chronology of events
3 min read25 Jul 2017Pakistan army chief ‘analysing’ Kulbhushan Jadhav evidence
A Pakistan Army spokesperson says chief Qamar Javed Bajwa will decide on Kulbhushan Jadhav's mercy petition against the death sentence on merit
1 min read16 Jul 2017Pakistan considering visa request of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother
Pakistan foreign office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria says the visa application of Avantika Jadhav, Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother, is under review
1 min read13 Jul 2017Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan attorney general to lead delegation at ICJ
Pakistan's attorney general Ashtar Ausaf will represent the country against India at International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case involving Kulbhushan Jadhav
1 min read6 Jul 2017‘Travesty of logic’ to link Kulbhushan Jadhav with civilian prisoners:Pakistan
Pakistan foreign office says Kulbhushan Jadhav is a serving Indian naval officer and sent to Pakistan by its intelligence agency for espionage, terrorism and subversive activities
1 min read2 Jul 2017