A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday handed down death sentence to the police guard who assassinated Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer for calling for changes in the country's controversial blasphemy law.
The company further said, "We humbly respect the Supreme Court of India and if we make false advertisements or propaganda, we would not have any objections if honourable court imposes a fine of crores or even give us a death sentence."
A 34-year-old cloth trader was fatally shot by his tenant in Delhi's Preet Vihar following a dispute over parking. Police have arrested the accused and are investigating the involvement of his associates.
A special court in Gujarat has sentenced five individuals to five years in prison for the 2016 Una flogging case, where four Dalit men were thrashed for skinning a cow carcass.
The daughter of slain encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar, who was killed during the Mumbai terror strikes exactly a month ago, on Friday called for the death sentence for Ajmal Amir Iman Kasab, the lone terrorist captured in the attack on November 26."It (killing of Vijay Salaskar) angers me. I feel that the worst death sentence should be given to him (Ajmal)," his daughter Divya Salaskar said, reacting to the death of her father during the shoot-out with the terrorist.
Justice Kalidas Mukherjee, one of the two Calcutta High Court judges who upheld the death sentence of don Aftab Ansari in the 2002 Amercian Center case, has received a threat letter following which his security has been enhanced, police said today.
A Delhi court sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the 2017 murder of a 17-year-old boy in Kirti Nagar, West Delhi, finding they acted with common intention.
A Delhi court has granted bail to Sukesh Chandrasekhar in an ED case related to the AIADMK's 'two leaves' election symbol, citing his detention exceeding half the maximum sentence under the PMLA.
A bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and Markandey Katju, while admitting the appeal filed by Sharma, who killed his wife Naina Sahni, referred the matter to a three-judge bench for further hearing.
37-year-old Singh has submitted that the observation of the High Court while convicting him did not find any basis against the evidence on record.
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The bench also vacated the stay granted against the execution of both the convicts during the pendency of their appeals.
Robert Solis, the man convicted of murdering Sandeep Dhaliwal, the first turbaned Indian-American Sikh police officer in the US state of Texas while making a traffic stop in 2019, has been sentenced to death, according to a police official.
A court in Kollam, Kerala, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the aggravated sexual assault and torture of a four-year-old girl, highlighting the severity of child abuse cases and the legal consequences.
The Prevention of Terrorism Act court on Saturday awarded death sentence to three persons in the 2002 Akshardham temple terror attack case.
The sessions court in Mumbai on Friday sentenced Parvez Tak to death in the 2011 murder of his step-daughter and actor Laila Khan, her mother and four siblings.
In the wake of the Delhi gangrape victim's death, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Saturday reiterated her demand for death sentence to all those convicted in rape and murder cases.
The Supreme Court Friday stayed a death sentence awarded to a guide for killing a woman tourist from New Zealand at Varanasi in 1997.
During the probe, it was found that Ram Bhawan, a resident of Naraini town in Banda district, had been living in a rented room in Chitrakoot district where the offences were committed, with his wife allegedly assisting him, the agency said.
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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of death sentence of Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist Mohd Arif alias Ashfaq in the 2000 Red Fort attack case in which three people, including two army jawans, were killed.
Prosecutors have demanded the death sentence for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on charges of killing thousands of protestors during the uprising against his 30-year rule in the country. Mustafa Khater, one of the prosecution team members, also demanded the death sentence for Mubarak's security chief and four top police commanders, who are currently undergoing trial in the same case. Mubarak's two sons, Gamal and Alaa, are facing corruption charges in the same trial.
A Delhi court has convicted a man for the 2019 murder of his cousin based on circumstantial and forensic evidence, while acquitting his alleged accomplice due to lack of proof of common intention.
A court in Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, sentenced a man and his brother to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife, who was initially reported to have died by suicide.
A Delhi court has convicted two men for attempting culpable homicide and harassing a woman, citing manipulated defence witness testimonies and corroborating medical evidence.
The Supreme Court of India has expressed concern over the continued prevalence of domestic abuse and crimes against women, highlighting that these issues are symptomatic of a deeper societal problem rooted in patriarchy, despite economic and legal advancements.
Mumbai terror attack convict Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, who is lodged in a high-security jail in Mumbai, has been given a certified copy of the Supreme Court verdict confirming his death sentence. "Kasab was given the certified copy of his death sentence confirmation verdict three days ago, on which he had signed. One copy was given to him and the other was sent to the Supreme Court," an official of Arthur Road Jail said on Tuesday.
Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab has moved the Supreme Court challenging his conviction and death sentence in the 28/11 Mumbai attacks.
A man accused of murdering his mother-in-law and brother-in-law and stabbing his wife during a panchayat meeting in Bareilly was killed in an encounter with the police.
The prosecution in the murder trial of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan has sought the death penalty for the accused, his younger brother Pravin Mahajan.
The hearing in the open court assumes importance in view of the January 21 judgement of three-judge bench holding that inordinate and inexplicable delay by government in deciding mercy plea of death row convicts can be a ground for commuting their sentence.
The Delhi government has pleaded with the Supreme Court to commute death sentence of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar to life imprisonment on the ground of his mental illness.
The Supreme Court stayed the death sentence awarded to underworld don Aftab Ahmed Ansari for the attack on the American Centre in Kolkata in 2002 on Tuesday.
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The Calcutta High Court on Friday upheld death sentences for key accused Aftab Ansari and close aide Jamiluddin Nasir convicted of involvement in a 2002 attack on American Centre in Kolkata in which six policemen were killed.
Four accused, including a juvenile, were sent to judicial custody on Saturday in connection with the case.
B Chinnaswamy, father of Kausalya, whose husband Shankar was hacked to death in front of her in Udumlapet town and relieved him from all charges including that of criminal conspiracy.
A teary-eyed Kasab, Pakistani gunman convicted in the 26/11 terror attacks case, thanked judge ML tahiliyani after he was awarded the death sentence in Mumbai on Thursday.
Serial killer Umesh Reddy, who has been charged with the rapes and murders of several women, was on Wednesday sentenced to death by the Karnataka High Court. Special judge S R Bannurmath, a senior High Court judge, while pronouncing the verdict, termed Reddy as a violent offender and described the case as 'rarest of the rare' and deserving the death sentence.
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