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    Life Sentence News

    HC notice over Tahir Hussain’s plea challenging life term

    On July 31, the trial court sentenced Hussain, Nazim, Kasim and two others to life imprisonment (Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 9 days ago

    Ratko Mladić, ex-Bosnian Serb chief, 'Butcher of Bosnia', dies at 84

    Bosnian Serb army Commander General Ratko Mladic
    World News
    Updated 16 days ago

    ‘Having regard to age’: Convict, 105, given SC relief to ‘live’ as free man

    The plea brought his unusually advanced age and prolonged incarceration before the apex court.
    India News
    Published 22 days ago

    Prajwal moved to general cell after phone found in prison

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    India News
    Published 29 days ago

    ‘Can’t victimise women in name of witchcraft': SC upholds life sentence

    Odisha man received life sentence for murdering a woman after accusing her of practising witchcraft.
    India News
    Updated 29 days ago

    1999 mayor attack: HC grants 3-month remission to Chhota Shakeel aide

    1999 mayor attack: HC grants 3-month remission to Chhota Shakeel aide
    Cities
    Published 29 days ago

    Supreme Court denies Asaram medical bail, allows round-the-clock caretaker in jail

    Self-styled godman Asaram after he was arrested by Jodhpur Police. (PTI File)
    India News
    Published 37 days ago

    Meghalaya HC acquits woman in 2015 husband murder case, cites lack of proof

    The high court found that each of the three principal circumstances relied upon by the prosecution suffered from serious infirmities. (Representative Photo/Unsplash)
    India News
    Published 38 days ago

    Rajasthan HC grants Asaram 20-day parole, says state failed to justify rejection

    Former self-styled godman Asaram, serving life sentence in a rape case.
    India News
    Updated 39 days ago

    Bryan Kohberger's own defense expert now wants him on death row

    Bryan Kohberger is seeking a new trial, claiming his defense attorneys misled him into pleading guilty.
    World News
    Published 40 days ago

    HC upholds life term for man who strangled live-in partner, her mother, two minor children in 2009

    A division bench passed the judgment on July 27. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
    Cities
    Published 41 days ago

    2015 Palghar murder case: Minor discrepancies of murder eyewitnesses are a sign of truthfulness, not falsehood’: HC

    2015 Palghar murder case: Minor discrepancies of murder eyewitnesses are a sign of truthfulness, not falsehood’: HC
    Cities
    Updated 43 days ago

    HC sends 82-year-old murder convict back to jail after nearly 40 years

    The appellant (Babu Lal) was convicted by the trial court in October 1984 for causing the death of his brother by repeatedly assaulting him with a ‘sabri’, an object used for agricultural digging. (Pic for representation)
    Cities
    Published 45 days ago

    Sikh man convicted of killing UK student seeking to appeal sentence

    Vickrum Digwa, 23, was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years behind bars on June 1. (AFP)
    Cities
    Updated 70 days ago

    Not telling third person about rape doesn’t falsify victim’s evidence: HC

    Citizens protest against the rape of a doctor in Kolkata.
    Cities
    Published 81 days ago

    Murder convict who became Bollywood actor arrested after 12 years on run

    Modi changed his identity and built a career in the entertainment industry, where he was doing supporting roles in films and television series.
    India News
    Updated 114 days ago

    SC sets aside order suspending Sengar's life term in Unnao rape case

    In its order dated December 23, 2025, the Delhi High Court had said that Kuldeep Sengar had been convicted under Section 5 (C) (aggravated penetrative sexual assault by a public servant) of the POCSO Act but an elected representative does not fit the definition of a "public servant" under Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
    India News
    Updated 120 days ago

    MLA’s disqualification: Will take call after official intimation, says speaker

    Karnataka assembly website
    India News
    Published 143 days ago

    HC reserves order on Asaram's plea challenging conviction for sexual assault on minor

    HC reserves order on Asaram's plea challenging conviction for sexual assault on minor
    Cities
    Published 145 days ago

    India slams Pakistan for backing Andrabi

    India slams Pakistan for backing Andrabi
    India News
    Published 170 days ago

    Former MP Umakant Yadav rushed to BHU hospital after health worsens in Jaunpur jail

    Umakant Yadav has a long criminal record with over 30 cases, including charges of murder, attempt to murder and damage to public property (FILE PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 175 days ago

    Man serving life term for killing wife “unfit” to be minor daughter’s guardian: HC

    Mumbai, India - September 03, 2021: Bombay High Court at Fort, in Mumbai, India, on Friday, September 03, 2021. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Published 206 days ago

    HC upholds couple’s conviction for killing daughter with mental health condition

    The court said the couple had a “bounden duty” to care for the child. (Shutterstock)
    India News
    Updated 207 days ago

    Friend Shree Jogdhankar gets life in Jhanvi Kukreja murder case

    Friend Shree Jogdhankar gets life in Jhanvi Kukreja murder case
    Cities
    Published 223 days ago

    Plea seeking death for Yasin Malik not pressing: Delhi HC

    Plea seeking death for Yasin Malik not pressing: Delhi HC
    India News
    Published 226 days ago

    No urgency in hearing plea for death penalty to JKLF chief Yasin Malik: Delhi HC

    In May 2022, a trial court awarded life imprisonment to Yasin Malik. (PTI)
    India News
    Updated 227 days ago

    Delhi HC upholds life term for man who raped minor daughter

    The case was registered in July 2021, when the victim, then three months pregnant, and her mother approached the police. (Representational image)
    Cities
    Published 232 days ago

    Controversy over Dera chief’s parole: Ram Rahim’s parole legally permissible but reeks of political trade-off

    Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 243 days ago

    Murder convict on the run for 14 years arrested by Gurugram police

    The alleged murder that took place on October 6 hit headlines on Monday with the police revealing chilling details and arrests in the case.
    India News
    Published 262 days ago

    Custodial death case: HC suspends ex-IG Zaidi’s life sentence

    While pronouncing its verdict on the case, the HC bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur noted a lack of motive and the accused officer not being present in police station at the time of the custodial death of Suraj Singh, as pointed out by the IGP in his appeal. (File)
    Cities
    Published 262 days ago
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