As executions continue in Iran, two people, who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy were hanged on Monday, CNN reported citing news agency Mizan which is affiliated with Iran's judiciary.
During the hearing on Monday, additional session judge Dharmendra Tada found the convict guilty under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302, 201, 489A, 489B, 489C and 489D. Judge Tada awarded death penalty to the convict in IPC Section 302, life imprisonment separately in Sections 489A, 489B
The members of Proud Boys were found guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting to keep President Donald Trump in power after his election defeat by leading a violent mob in attacking the Capitol.
The Centre and Gujarat governments on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that they will not seek a review of the top court's earlier order directing them to place original records for remitting the sentence of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case
Gujarat High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on conviction in the 2019 'Modi surname' defamation case.
Anand Mohan was released from Saharsa prison on April 27, after the Nitish Kumar government amended the Bihar Prison Manual 2012 thus allowing the release of 27 convicts including the gangster-turned-politician.
Justice Anish Dayal on Tuesday dismissed the plea of Vishal Yadav after hearing the submissions of all the parties. Vishal Yadav had moved the High Court in March 2022. A detailed order is awaited.
The Director General of Police, Himachal Pradesh said on Monday, stated about the convictions given by the courts in seven different cases related to the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Afzal Ansari was on Monday disqualified from the Lok Sabha, pertaining to his conviction by the MP/MLA Court, Ghazipur in a kidnapping and murder case.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Uttar Pradesh Government to file a counter affidavit on Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan's plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order which rejected his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a matter related to a protest case.