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Musharraf challenges special court's verdict in high treason case
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 27 (ANI): Pakistan's former dictator Pervez Musharraf on Friday filed a review petition with the Lahore High Court challenging the verdict by a special court in Islamabad that had pronounced death penalty in the high treason case against him.
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Gujarat HC awards death penalty to convict for raping a minor
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Friday awarded death penalty to a convict in connection with raping and murdering a minor in Surat.
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Pak court gives death sentence to university lecturer on blasphemy charges
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Multan [Pakistan], Dec 21 (ANI): A District and Sessions court here on Saturday awarded death penalty to former university lecturer Junaid Hafeez on charges of blasphemy.
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New SC bench to hear Nirbhaya gang-rape, murder convict's review plea toda
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will today hear the review plea filed by one of the four convicts awaiting death penalty in connection with the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case.
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New SC bench to hear convict's review plea in Nirbhaya gangrape case tomor
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday plea of a convict seeking review of the court's earlier judgment upholding his death penalty in the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case.
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SC starts hearing in review plea of Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday started the hearing in the review plea filed by one of the four convicts awaiting death penalty in connection with the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case.
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SC to hear Nirbhaya gang-rape, murder convict's review plea today
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear a review plea filed by one of the four convicts awaiting the death penalty in connection with the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case today.
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Delhi government has shown interest in Disha Act: AP Assembly Speaker
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram has said that the Delhi government has shown interest in the state's recently passed Disha Act which enables death penalty for rape and reduces the judgement period in such matter to 21 workin
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DCW chief Swati Maliwal rushed to hospital after she falls unconscious
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief, Swati Maliwal, who has been on a hunger strike for over 10 days now protesting against rape incidents and demanding death penalty for convicts in rape cases within 6 months, was rushed to LNJP hospital on Sunday morning
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AP Assembly passes Disha Bills for speedy, stringent action for crimes aga
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has passed two Disha Bills which enable death penalty for rape besides taking stringent action for crimes on women by setting up of special courts to deal with such offences.
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Bill introduced in LS against piracy on high seas
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): A Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday to make special provisions for repression of piracy on high seas and to provide for punishment for the offence of piracy.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan demands death for rapists
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Joining the increasing chorus of those demanding death penalty for rapists, BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday vented out anger over the death of Unnao rape victim and demanded capital punishment for rapists.
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