Celebrating Execution is Uncivilized and Against Humanity: NCHRO New Delhi 20 March 2020: National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations(NCHRO) has condemned in no uncertain terms the celebration of the hanging of the four accused in…
Death sentence to one for raping minor
In a significant verdict, a fast track court in this Bundelkhand district has awarded capital punishment to a man accused of raping and murdering a minor in 2004. The prosecution said Fast Track and District…
HC quashes one death sentence, commutes other
Statesman News Service CUTTACK, Jan. 27. — The Orissa High Court has squashed the death sentence awarded to a man for allegedly killing his wife and children in cold blood. The High Court has ordered…
Death penalty in rare cases only: SC
The Hindu 21 / 01 / 06 NEW DELHI: The death penalty should be awarded in only the rarest of rare cases, the Supreme Court has said, while asking the judiciary to consider aggravating and…
SC for death in
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 19: The Supreme Court said today that the death sentence must be awarded in extreme cases like ‘‘bride burning’’, ‘‘dowry death’’ and ‘‘in cases of crime of enormous proportion’’ and set five…
Chandigarh, January 17: Punjab Rights Forum, a representative body of various political parties and human rights groups, today held a demonstration at Sector 17 to demand the abolition of death penalty to Devinder Pal Singh…
Rapist sentenced to death
deepikaglobal / January 14 2008 / UNI /// Mumbai, Jan 13 : A fast-track court here has sentenced a man to death after convicting him of raping and killing a minor girl in 2004. Judge…
Achuthanandan's stand on death sentence lauded
KANNUR: The Anti-Death Sentence Samiti has lauded Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan's demand to adopt a resolution against capital punishment in the next Assembly session. He had sent a letter to the Assembly Speaker…