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Relief for second Indian-Malaysian condemned to death by Singapore
- Datchinamurthy Kataiah, 36, was scheduled to be hanged Friday, just two days after the execution of a Malaysian man that sparked an international outcry because he was believed to be mentally disabled.
Published on Apr 28, 2022 06:02 PM IST
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Supreme Court opens review into death penalty process
A bench, headed by justice Uday U Lalit, sought the assistance of attorney general KK Venugopal in the case registered suo motu in the wake of various issues arising out of non-enforcement of the court’s landmark ruling on death sentence cases issued more than four decades ago in the Bachan Singh case.
Updated on Mar 30, 2022 04:39 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
SC considers key directives for trial courts and HCs in death penalty
The bench was hearing an appeal in a death sentence case from Madhya Pradesh.
Updated on Mar 23, 2022 05:02 AM IST
SC enforces a landmark ruling on death penalty
A bench headed by Justice Uday U Lalit has made psychological evaluation of the condemned prisoner mandatory, as well as a report on the inmate’s conduct at the time of examining whether the gallows remains the only fitting punishment.
Updated on Mar 02, 2022 04:46 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Supreme Court exonerates three given death penalty
A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna said that the prosecution failed to bring home the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt
Updated on Dec 16, 2021 12:47 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
