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Odisha Prison Department launches 'Mukti Abhiyan', aims to release 60 elig
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Additional Director General (DG) (Prisons), Amitabh Thakur said that individuals serving life imprisonment who have completed at least 14 years of their sentence may qualify for release. This process is undertaken by the State Sentence Review Board as per its criteria.
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UK murder convict extradited to India to serve sentence in Surat's Lajpore
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
During his trial, he requested to return to India, and as a result, he was handed over to Surat Police and transferred to Surat's Lajpore Central Jail to serve the remainder of his sentence, based on an agreement between the UK government and the Government of India.
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Bangladesh court commutes ULFA leader Paresh Baruah's death sentence to li
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the sentence of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leader Paresh Baruah, changing his sentence from the death penalty to life imprisonment in the 10-truck arms smuggling case.
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Indian Embassy announces repatriation of 28 Indian fishermen from Bahrain
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Sharing a post on X, the Indian embassy in Bahrain wrote, "India in Bahrain is pleased to announce repatriation of 28 Indian fishermen who were recently freed after reduction in sentence from 6 to 3 months. The embassy facilitated legal assistance and travel under GoI's Indian Community W
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"Nothing less than capital punishment...": CM Mamata welcomes death penalt
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A local court in Bengal's Murshidabad handed a death sentence to a rape convict and a life sentence to the other in the rape-murder case of a minor.
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Biden commutes sentence of 1,500 Americans in largest single-day clemency,
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he would be granting clemency to approximately 1,500 individuals and issuing pardons to 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes weeks before the end of his tenure in the White House.
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Bank frauds case: Accused sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of 1 year, 23
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The accused Yogender Prasad was found guilty of conspiring to prepare bogus and forged bank guarantees in favour of government entities.
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Chinese Councillor Chen Tsui-luan's prison sentence upheld by Taiwan Supre
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Taiwanese Supreme Court on Monday upheld the corruption conviction of former Kaohsiung city councilor Chen Tsui-luan, sentencing her to 10 years and five months in prison for embezzling NTD 4.49 million through fraudulent travel subsidy claims. Chen, who began serving her sentence in 201
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NIA Court sentences top Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen terrorist to life imprisonment
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Zaman, convicted in a case re-registered by the NIA in 2018, was involved in raising funds for terrorist activities and conducting reconnaissance for potential attacks. The court imposed sentences for various charges under the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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Delhi HC grants interim bail to Kuldeep Sengar on 'medical grounds' in Unn
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Sengar was earlier granted an interim suspension of sentence on medical grounds by the High Court in the POCSO case for two weeks. He is serving a life sentence in the POCSO case.
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Supreme Court seeks CBI response in Balwan Khokhar plea in 1984 anti-Sikh
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a response to Balwan Khokhar's plea seeking suspension of sentence in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
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Delhi HC rules convict without permanent address in Delhi can still be gra
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The court also noted that there is no specific or general rule in the Delhi Prison Rules requiring a convict to have been previously released on parole or furlough as a prerequisite for the Sentence Review Board to recommend premature release.
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