Don’t hang the convicts hurriedly and secretly, says Supreme Court
Supreme Court on in its recent judgment said that the execution of death sentence cannot be carried out in a hurried and secret manner. A bench of justices AK Sikri…
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Karnataka High Court commutes death to life term in Church blast case
A division bench of Karnataka High Court headed by Justice N Kumar commuted the death penalty awarded by a special court in 2008 to 7 of the convicts to life…
Supreme Court gives 2nd thought on death penalty
Mahima Gherani Showing increasing distress in awarding death penalty, the Supreme Court found two main questions bothering it after Sonu Sardar was awarded death penalty by the trial court, which…
Death penalty convicts may be heard in open Court: SC
Supreme Court while hearing writ petitions seeking the Court to address the question as to whether review of death penalty awarded in rarest of rare cases should continue to be…