Death Penalty
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Naroda Patiya massacre: Gujarat govt refuses permission to SIT to seek death penalty for Maya Kodnani
India | Sep 16, 2013, 07:55 AM ISTAhmedabad: The Gujarat government has refused permission to the Supreme Court-appointed SIT to file an appeal in a higher court seeking death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya riot case.This was
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MP court gives death penalty to three for Badwani bus fire that killed 13 passengers
India | Sep 13, 2013, 05:24 PM ISTIndore: The local court in Badwani today gave death sentence to the bus driver, conductor and cleaner for the infamous Badwani bus fire incident in which 15 passengers were burnt to death in 2011.The court
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Delhi gang rape: Damini's parents demand death penalty for all four convicts
India | Sep 11, 2013, 12:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Parents of the December 16 gangrape victim today demanded death for all the four men, convicted by a Delhi court, saying justice will not be done if they are not hanged."We have been
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Life term a rule, death penalty an exception, says Supreme Court
India | Sep 10, 2013, 10:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Life imprisonment is the rule and death penalty an exception and courts should also consider socio-economic compulsions such as poverty while awarding the extreme sentence to a convict, the Supreme Court today held."Poverty,
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Damini gang rape: Political leaders demand death penalty for all four convicts
National | Sep 11, 2013, 10:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: Cutting across party lines, political leaders Tuesday demanded death penalty for the four convicts in December 16 gangrape case, saying the punishment should set a precedent so that nobody dares to even think
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Mamata assures death penalty for Barasat rapists
India | Jun 17, 2013, 04:25 PM ISTKolkata, June 17: Asserting that those who gang-raped and murdered a 20-year-old college student in North 24 Parganas district will be punished within a month, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said the administration
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Guj govt withholds decision on death penalty for ex-Minister
India | May 14, 2013, 12:38 PM ISTAhmedabad, May 14: Under attack from right wing forces, Gujarat government today kept on hold its decision to seek death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi and eight others in the 2002 Naroda
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SC commutes death penalty for two murders
India | May 01, 2013, 12:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 1: The Supreme Court Wednesday commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty of Mahindra Nath Das who was convicted for two murders and whose mercy petition had been rejected by the president.The
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No question of death penalty in Italian marines case: India
India | Apr 27, 2013, 10:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 27: Amid concerns by Italy on the possibility of death sentence being imposed on its two marines accused of killing Indian fishermen, India on Saturday said no question of death penalty arises.
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Germany opposes death penalty in principle, envoy tells India
India | Apr 26, 2013, 04:38 PM ISTHyderabad,Apr 26: German ambassador to India Michael Steiner said that his nation opposes death penalty in principle to all convicts, including former Khalistan Liberation Force terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar.The diplomat said that Germany's intension was
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Boston bombing suspect charged, could face death penalty
World | Apr 23, 2013, 09:24 AM ISTWashington, April 23: Lying in hospital, a badly injured surviving suspect of the deadly Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured over 180 was charged with using a weapon of mass destruction and
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Gujarat govt to seek death penalty for Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi in Naroda Patiya massacre case
India | Apr 17, 2013, 09:46 AM ISTAhmedabad, Apr 17: Gujarat Government will seek death penalty for Maya Kodnani, a former minister in Narendra Modi government, Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and eight others when it files an appeal in the High
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Karuna reiterates demand for abolishing death penalty
India | Apr 13, 2013, 05:46 PM ISTChennai, Apr 13: Renewing his demand for abolishing death penalty, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today made a fresh pitch for a state cabinet meeting to adopt a resolution recommending commutation of the death sentence awarded
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Death penalty can't be commuted due to delay: SC
India | Mar 22, 2013, 08:30 AM ISTNew Delhi, March 22: Convicts who are awarded death penalty cannot claim commuting of their sentence on the ground of delay in the judicial process, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. A bench of justices
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SC notice on plea linked to death penalty reviews
India | Mar 06, 2013, 09:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 6: The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice on a petition seeking to declare unconstitutional new rules that allow that review petitions in death sentence cases should be heard in judges' chambers and
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Four more killed in Bangladesh as war-crime protests continue
World | Mar 02, 2013, 07:38 PM ISTDhaka, Mar 2: At least four people, including two teenagers, were killed in violence that rocked Bangladesh for the third day today as the death toll rose to 50 in clashes over death sentence given
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Lalu bats for death penalty provision in anti-rape laws
National | Jan 03, 2013, 03:01 PM ISTBallia (UP), Jan 3: RJD chief Lalu Prasad today met the family of Delhi gang-rape victim at their native village where he made a strong pitch for strict anti-rape laws with provision for capital punishment."Like
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Burney asks Zardari to convert Sarabjit's death penalty to life
World | May 11, 2012, 01:43 PM ISTIslamabad, May 11: Leading rights activist Ansar Burney today appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari to convert the death sentence of Indian national Sarabjit Singh, facing gallows on charges of involvement in bomb blasts in
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Egypt Court Sets June 2 For Mubarak Verdict
World | Feb 23, 2012, 07:57 AM ISTCairo, Feb 23: The fate of Egypt's former strongman Hosni Mubarak will be decided on June 2, with the Egyptian court conducting his trial setting the final date for verdict after the ousted president turned
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President Commuted Death Penalty Of 23 To Life During Her Tenure
India | Feb 22, 2012, 07:59 AM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 22: President Pratibha Patil, it seems, has been the most merciful of all presidents during the last three decades as she has commuted death sentences of 23 petitioners to life imprisonment during