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Patna HC cites Mahabharata to uphold death sentence in triple murder case

Patna HC cites Mahabharata to uphold death sentence in triple murder case

Published on Jan 30, 2026 03:22 am IST

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)

Published on Jan 29, 2026 09:48 am IST

HC sets aside death penalty in Jhajjar rape-murder case, orders ‘re-trial’

The court added that the accused has a right to examine defence evidence. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jan 20, 2026 07:16 am IST

Yug murder case: Family moves SC against HC’s order commuting death sentence of 2 and acquittal of one

The case was then referred to the high court by the Shimla sessions judge for confirmation of capital punishment, while the convicts filed an appeal challenging their conviction. (File)

Published on Dec 13, 2025 04:52 am IST

Shot by kin, 80,000 watched: Inside man's chilling public execution by Taliban

An ambulance heads toward a stadium to collect the body after a public execution carried out by Taliban authorities of a man sentenced by the Supreme Court for killing 13 members of a family, including children, earlier this year, in the eastern city of Khost,(AP)

Updated on Dec 03, 2025 10:19 am IST

Mother sentenced to death for murdering minor daughter in Araria

The heinous act committed by a mother against her own child “shakes the conscience of society”, said the court in Araria.

Published on Nov 28, 2025 07:25 pm IST

Mother sentenced to death for murdering minor daughter in Bihar’s Araria

The court said the sentence will not be executed till the decision was upheld by the high court. (Representative file photo)

Published on Nov 28, 2025 12:35 pm IST

What former PM Sheikh Hasina's death sentence means for Bangladesh

Human rights groups and the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights have expressed mixed reactions to the verdict and trial process on charges against Sheikh Hasina.(File Photo)

Published on Nov 20, 2025 03:47 am IST

'Changed law for verdict': Sheikh Hasina's son rejects her death sentence

Sajeeb Wazed has stated that the death sentence for his mother, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, was given through a sham trial.(REUTERS)

Published on Nov 18, 2025 02:41 pm IST

Bangladesh govt warns media against publishing statements by ‘fugitive’ Hasina

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media.(AFP File Photo)

Published on Nov 18, 2025 01:27 pm IST

'No one above the law': Muhammad Yunus welcomes death sentence for Sheikh Hasina

Hasina was found guilty by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on three counts of charges.(AFP/Reuters)

Published on Nov 17, 2025 09:19 pm IST

What are Sheikh Hasina's options as Bangladesh court hands her death sentence?

Sheikh Hasina fled to India after the student-led uprising last year threw her from power.(AFP)

Updated on Nov 17, 2025 07:11 pm IST

Sentenced to death in Bangladesh, where is ex-PM Sheikh Hasina?

Sheikh Hasina, former Bangladesh PM, sentenced to death for ‘crimes against humanity’, says ruling was ‘rigged’(File photo/REUTERS)

Published on Nov 17, 2025 04:02 pm IST

‘Rigged tribunal’: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on death sentence

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina. (AFP File Photo)

Published on Nov 17, 2025 03:14 pm IST

Hand over Sheikh Hasina, says Dhaka after court verdict; India is non-committal

(FILES) A Bangladesh court on November 17 sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity. Hasina, 78, defied court orders that she return from India to attend her trial (AFP)

Published on Nov 17, 2025 03:01 pm IST

'Lost control, but..': Sheikh Hasina's 1st reaction after getting death sentence

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media.(AFP File Photo)

Updated on Nov 17, 2025 05:29 pm IST

Tremane Wood: Oklahoma man gets clemency; 2nd in Kevin Stitt's tenure

Tremane Wood(Oklahoma Doc )

Published on Nov 14, 2025 05:01 am IST

2021 Shahjahanpur case: Death penalty for man who raped 7-yr-old girl, killed her 5-yr-old sister

The court termed the crime “planned, extremely heinous and cruel” and falling in the “rarest of rare” category. (For Representation)

Updated on Nov 01, 2025 07:28 pm IST

Assam: Barpeta court awards death sentence to man for killing wife, daughter in 2023

The convict was charged under Sections 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to police records. (Representative photo)

Published on Oct 22, 2025 09:32 pm IST

Two sentenced to death for minor girl’s gangrape and murder

For representation only (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Oct 17, 2025 03:32 am IST

Surendra Koli to be acquitted in Nithari case? Revisiting ‘house of horrors'

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that Surendra Koli, a domestic help at businessman Moninder Singh's Pandher's house in Noida's Nithari, may be acquitted in the only remaining case where his conviction still stands.(PTI file)

Updated on Oct 08, 2025 09:21 am IST

SC reserves verdict on Surendra Koli’s curative plea in Nithari killings case

SC reserves verdict on Surendra Koli’s curative plea in Nithari killings case

Published on Oct 07, 2025 01:46 pm IST

Court gives death penalty to man for burning to death wife, calls it 'heinous crime against humanity'

Court gives death penalty to man for burning to death wife, calls it 'heinous crime against humanity'

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 10:08 am IST

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)

Updated on Aug 26, 2025 02:00 am IST

HC says judges shouldn't be bloodthirsty, commutes death sentence to life term in murder case

HC says judges shouldn't be bloodthirsty, commutes death sentence to life term in murder case

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 05:22 am IST

West Bengal man sentenced to death for raping, murdering 14-year-old daughter

The death sentence follows a series of similar verdicts passed by district judges in West Bengal in recent months. (Representative photo)

Published on Aug 07, 2025 12:35 pm IST

Reports claiming Nimisha's death sentence overturned 'inaccurate': Sources

Nimisha Priya is lodged in a jail in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa'a for the alleged murder of her ex-business partner. (Sourced)

Published on Jul 29, 2025 09:14 am IST

'Nimisha Priya's death sentence cancelled,' claims Indian Grand Mufti's office

Nimisha Priya was sentenced to death in Yemen for alleged murder of her ex-business partner. (Sourced)

Updated on Jul 29, 2025 06:18 am IST

Calcutta HC commutes death sentence of two convicted of gangrape, murder

The trial court had earlier ruled that, owing to the brutal nature of the crime, it satisfied the 'rarest of rare' case and merited the death penalty.(HT File)

Updated on Jul 24, 2025 02:59 pm IST

‘In touch with friendly governments’: MEA on Nimisha Priya case

Randhir Jaiswal’s remarks come days after the Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that efforts to secure a pardon for Nimisha Priya should be undertaken solely by her family(@MEAIndia/PTI)

Updated on Jul 23, 2025 05:03 am IST

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