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    Capital Punishment News

    Death penalty by any method is still death

    The Supreme Court has now rejected a petition challenging the constitutional validity of hanging on the grounds that it violates the right to a dignified death protected under Article 21, maintaining that the process causes no greater pain than any other known method and avoids “barbarity, torture and degradation”. (HT Archive)
    Editorials
    Published 28 days ago

    Suvendu seeks death penalty for gateman in Murshidabad level crossing accident that killed 5

    Suvendu seeks death penalty for gateman in Murshidabad level crossing accident that killed 5
    Cities
    Published 55 days ago

    Too old to be executed? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida

    One of Florida's prisoners scheduled to die in July, a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 1986, is 80 years old and would be only the second known octogenarian to be executed in the U.S.
    World News
    Published 65 days ago

    ‘Rarest of rare’: Pune court convicts 65-yr-old in rape, murder of 3-yr-old girl

    The Pune rural police filed a comprehensive chargesheet within 15 days. (Representative | Getty)
    India News
    Updated 83 days ago

    Man accused of killing sister over property, sentenced to death

    For representation only (HT File Photo)
    Cities
    Published 92 days ago

    Minor girl raped in Thane: Will seek death penalty for accused, says MLC Neelam Gorhe

    Minor girl raped in Thane: Will seek death penalty for accused, says MLC Neelam Gorhe
    Cities
    Published 120 days ago

    Govt will seek death penalty, fast-track trial in Pune child rape-murder case: Fadnavis

    Govt will seek death penalty, fast-track trial in Pune child rape-murder case: Fadnavis
    Cities
    Published 136 days ago

    Outrage erupts after minor girl’s assault, murder in Pune; accused held

    Police at the spot where a 4-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by a 65-year-old man in a village, in Pune on Saturday. (ANI Video Grab)
    Cities
    Published 137 days ago

    Kamal Haasan reacts to death sentence to 9 policemen in custodial death case

    Kamal Haasa called for accountability from those involved in the cover-up and stressed on the suffering of innocent families affected by the actions of the convicted policemen.
    Entertainment
    Published 163 days ago

    Court sentences retd teacher to death for chopping wife into 12 pieces on 57th marriage anniversary

    Convicted and sentenced ex-teacher Birbal Prasad Sahu (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 203 days ago

    Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 6 years in prison, lawyer says

    Narges Mohammadi's lawyer expressed hope that due to her health issues, she could be temporarily “released on bail to receive treatment”,
    World News
    Published 220 days ago

    Some GOP-led states seek to bring back death penalty for child rape convictions

    Some GOP-led states seek to bring back death penalty for child rape convictions
    World News
    Published 223 days ago

    Patna high court invokes Mahabharat, upholds death sentence of murder convicts

    The high court also affirmed the order of a trial court in Rohtas for maximum compensation. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    India News
    Published 231 days ago

    Anjel's family wants capital punishment for those involved in his murder

    Anjel's family wants capital punishment for those involved in his murder
    India News
    Published 260 days ago

    Schoolgirl dies in Mumbai after ‘made to do 100 sit-ups for being late’

    The girl's mother said that her child's health condition deteriorated rapidly after she was subjected to corporal punishment.
    India News
    Updated 305 days ago

    Can revisit death penalty under Article 32, says Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court held that the petition under Article 32 may look into the correctness of the sentence by examining whether the convict deserves a lesser punishment in the light of mitigating circumstances, which could include a psychological evaluation (HT)
    India News
    Updated 387 days ago

    Trump administration faces legal setbacks in death penalty pursuits

    In pursuing capital punishment, the Justice Department is seeking to follow through on a Trump campaign promise to resume federal executions after they were halted by Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland.
    World News
    Published 390 days ago

    On this day 100 years ago, the first electric chair execution took place

    On August 6, 1890, William Kemmler was executed after being convicted of murdering his girlfriend with an axe.
    Trending
    Updated 407 days ago

    Nimisha Priya case: Victim's family demands ‘God's Law in Qisas’. What it means

    Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya is lodged in the central jail of Yemen's capital, Sanaa.
    India News
    Updated 427 days ago

    Man publicly executed in Iran over rape, murder of young girl

    Capital punishment remains central to Iran’s sharia-based legal system, established after the 1979 revolution.
    World News
    Published 431 days ago

    Punjab government to table draft bill on sacrilege in assembly today

    Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann (ANI)
    Cities
    Published 433 days ago

    Maharashtra man kills daughter, 4, for demanding money to buy chocolate

    The accused is a resident of Bhima Tanda in Udgir taluka of Latur district in Maharashtra
    India News
    Updated 444 days ago

    Who was Takahiro Shiraishi? Japan hangs ‘Twitter Killer’ who murdered nine

    This file photo taken on November 1, 20217 shows suspect Takahiro Shiraishi covering his face with his hands as he is transported to the prosecutor's office from a police station in Tokyo.
    Trending
    Published 446 days ago

    Ex-BJP leader’s son, 2 others convicted of 2022 Uttarakhand receptionist murder

    Additional district and sessions judge Reena Negi held Pulkit Arya, expelled BJP leader Vinod Arya’s son, and two others guilty. (Shutterstock)
    India News
    Updated 474 days ago

    25 Indians awarded death sentence in UAE, judgement yet to be implemented: Govt

    25 Indians awarded death sentence in UAE, judgement yet to be implemented: Govt
    India News
    Published 545 days ago

    1984 anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi Court to announce Sajjan Kumar's sentence on Feb 25

    In a murder case involving the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a Delhi court on Friday postponed the decision on Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's punishment till February 25.
    India News
    Published 572 days ago

    Iran executed 975 people ‘in horrifying escalation’ of death penalty use: Report

    Iran executed 975 people ‘in horrifying escalation’ of death penalty use: Report
    World News
    Published 574 days ago

    SC sets aside death penalty to man convicted of killing wife, daughter

    The court held that the accused was denied a fair trial due to procedural deficiencies, including the absence of legal representation at crucial stages of the proceedings. (HT Photo)
    India News
    Published 576 days ago

    544 capital punishment convicts in Indian jails as of Dec 31, 2022: MHA

    The data on capital punishment convicts were given by Union minister of state for home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, in a written reply to a query by Deepak Dev Adhikari in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. (Sansad TV)
    India News
    Published 582 days ago

    Murder for dowry: Bareilly court awards death to husband, in-laws

    The court said if in such cases (dowry deaths) leniency was adopted, it would lead to spurt in dowry killings. (For Representation)
    Cities
    Published 587 days ago
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