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HC again sets aside death penalty awarded to MP man for girl’s rape, murder

The high court told the trial judge to examine two forensic experts, question the accused in the context of additional evidence and pronounce its verdict afresh

The high court clarified that its verdict did not amount to ordering a retrial (MP High Court website)
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 02:52 PM IST

Kaithal man convicted of rape, murder of 7-year-old girl gets death sentence

Kaithal court awarded death sentence to a 22-year-old man convicted in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl last year. The convict, Pawan Kumar, alias Moni, is a pickle vendor. As per information, this is the first capital punishment announced by the district court terming it as the rarest of the rare cases.

A court in Kaithal on Saturday awarded death sentence to a 22-year-old man convicted in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl last year. The convict, Pawan Kumar, alias Moni, is a pickle vendor. (Representational image)
Published on Sep 17, 2023 12:51 AM IST
By, Karnal

Haryana man gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor

The special Pocso court also announced financial assistance of ₹30 lakh to the kin of the deceased by the District Legal Services Authority

The court termed the rape and murder of a minor girl as the rarest of rare cases while awarding the death penalty. (HT Archives)
Updated on Sep 16, 2023 11:45 PM IST
By, Karnal

Man serving death sentence in Kopardi rape-murder case found hanging in Pune jail

Jitendra alias Pappu Babulal Shinde was found hanging at cell room number 14 of the Yerawada Central Prison on Sunday morning

One of the convicts serving death sentence in a 2016 case of rape and murder of a minor girl died by suicide. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Updated on Sep 10, 2023 10:36 PM IST

Aghast, says Supreme Court as it finds holes in case against death-row convict

The Supreme Court bench faulted the investigators, prosecutors, trial judges and even the Patna high court for not spotting the discrepancies in the rape and murder case

The Supreme Court (HT FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Sep 05, 2023 02:23 PM IST
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