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The order states that as soon as an appeal involving a death penalty is filed, a communication will be sent to the concerned high court by the Supreme Court registry calling for the original records of the case within sixty days. This includes translation of documents which are in vernacular language.

Supreme Court tweaks rules to fast-track appeals in death row cases

Feb 14, 2020 23:45

The order states that as soon as an appeal involving a death penalty is filed, a communication will be sent to the concerned high court by the Supreme Court registry calling for the original records of the case within sixty days. This includes translation of documents which are in vernacular language. read more

The accused raped the 15-year-old girl and then hit on her head with a branch of a tree and then put her head inside a pond to kill her before burying her body.

2 get death penalty for raping, killing minor in Tripura

Feb 14, 2020 03:51

The accused raped the 15-year-old girl and then hit on her head with a branch of a tree and then put her head inside a pond to kill her before burying her body. read more

The case of Hajipur serial murders came to light on April 30, 2019, when the police had recovered the body of a 14-year-old girl studying Class 9 in a well on the outskirts of the village in Yadadri Bhongir district.

Death penalty given for 3 minors’ rape, murder in Telangana

Feb 06, 2020 23:46

The case of Hajipur serial murders came to light on April 30, 2019, when the police had recovered the body of a 14-year-old girl studying Class 9 in a well on the outskirts of the village in Yadadri Bhongir district. read more

China had similarly threatened execution and long jail sentences during the 2002-03 SARS epidemic for anyone avoiding quarantine and spreading the disease.

SARS throwback: Anyone hiding, spreading virus could face death in China

Feb 05, 2020 09:48

China had similarly threatened execution and long jail sentences during the 2002-03 SARS epidemic for anyone avoiding quarantine and spreading the disease. read more

Akshay has questioned why the alternative of life imprisonment without parole until the end of natural life was foreclosed in his case.

Supreme Court to hear Delhi gang rape convict Akshay Thakur’s plea seeking to commute death sentence

Jan 30, 2020 09:27

Akshay has questioned why the alternative of life imprisonment without parole until the end of natural life was foreclosed in his case. read more

Senior lawyer Indira Jaising had tweeted the request soon after the mother had said she felt “betrayed” after a court in Delhi deferred the date of the execution of the four convicts from January 22 to February 1.

‘How dare she?’: Delhi gang rape victim’s mother on Indira Jaising’s pardon urge

Jan 18, 2020 10:24

Senior lawyer Indira Jaising had tweeted the request soon after the mother had said she felt “betrayed” after a court in Delhi deferred the date of the execution of the four convicts from January 22 to February 1. read more

To make India safe for women, address systemic, legal issues

Is death penalty truly a deterrent?

Jan 08, 2020 18:02

To make India safe for women, address systemic, legal issues read more

As for the government, it is still to take a stand on the issue.

Delhi court order to Delhi gang-rape convicts revives debate on death penalty

Jan 08, 2020 12:42

As for the government, it is still to take a stand on the issue. read more

The woman died of her injuries in a Singapore hospital on December 29, 2012.

December 16 gang rape case: Evidence SC relied upon to uphold death penalty

Jan 07, 2020 18:47

The woman died of her injuries in a Singapore hospital on December 29, 2012. read more

The 23-year-old woman was gangraped and tortured on December 16, 2012, which led to her death.

My daughter got justice: Delhi gang-rape victim’s mother hails court’s execution order

Jan 07, 2020 17:02

The 23-year-old woman was gangraped and tortured on December 16, 2012, which led to her death. read more

Judge Satish Kumar Arora issued the warrant at the request of the police and the victim’s mother who had celebrated the top court’s 2017 verdict rejecting an appeal against the death sentence as “justice at last”.

Black Warrant issued: Four men who raped Delhi girl in 2012 to be hanged on 22 January, orders Delhi court

Jan 07, 2020 16:47

Judge Satish Kumar Arora issued the warrant at the request of the police and the victim’s mother who had celebrated the top court’s 2017 verdict rejecting an appeal against the death sentence as “justice at last”. read more

Wei, a 40 yr old former student in Japan, had pleaded guilty to the four brutal murders. One of the few developed nations to retain the death penalty, his execution was ordered after careful consideration.

Japan executes first foreigner in years - Chinese man who killed a family

Dec 26, 2019 12:10

Wei, a 40 yr old former student in Japan, had pleaded guilty to the four brutal murders. One of the few developed nations to retain the death penalty, his execution was ordered after careful consideration. read more