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Five judge SC bench to consider norms related to mitigating circumstances
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench of five judges the issue related to framing of guidelines on potential 'mitigating circumstances' that should be taken into account while dealing with cases where death penalty is under consideration.<
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"Culprits must be hanged", says mother of deceased BJP Yuva Morcha worker
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) [India], July 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing tensions and reactions from many political leaders in connection with the killing of a BJP Yuva Morcha worker, Praveen Nettaru, his mother on Wednesday sought the death penalty for the culprits.
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Pakistan refuses to abolish death penalty for GSP+
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Pakistan has refused to ratify the European Union (EU) conditions including the abolition of the death penalty for the extension of a new Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status for 2024, according to local media.
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SC confirms death penalty awarded to man convicted of raping, killing phys
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the death penalty awarded to a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a physically and mentally challenged seven-and-a-half-year-old girl, and noted that the crime was brutal and inhuman.
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Malaysia government agrees to abolish mandatory death penalty
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 10 (ANI): Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and agreed on a substitute sentence that will be imposed at the discretion of the courts.
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Man gets death sentence in Sakinaka rape-murder case
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 2 (ANI): Dindoshi sessions court here on Thursday gave the death sentence to a man convicted in connection with the rape of a 30-year-old woman in Sakinaka in September 2021.
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Death penalty cases soar in Myanmar after coup
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 31 (ANI): Raising an alarm over the rights situation in Myanmar, Amnesty International has said the death penalty increased at an alarming rate under military rule, with nearly 90 people sentenced to death by military tribunals since the coup last year.
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UN welcomes Zambia's pledge to abolish death penalty
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Zambia's plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision.
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Will not beg for anything, retire from politics if my role in terror activ
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday urged the court to give the death penalty to Yasin Malik, a separatist leader from Jammu and Kashmir while the latter said that will not beg for anything and left the decision on court.
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NIA seeks death penalty for Yasin Malik, court to pass judgment later tod
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday sought the death penalty for Yasin Malik, a separatist leader from Jammu and Kashmir.
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Beant Singh killing: SC directs Centre to decide Rajoana's plea for commut
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to decide within two months mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was awarded the death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995.
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SC initiates suo motu case to frame guidelines on sentencing in death pena
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday initiated a suo motu case to consider the larger issue of considering the process to be followed by the courts in the country while deciding the award of the death sentence.
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