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Topic: Death penalty

December 2012 gang-rape convict tells SC he was sexually abused in prison

Lawyer for Mukesh Singh also claims not all documents were put before President who rejected the gang-rape convict's mercy plea on 17 January.

Pratiksha Baxi on ‘public fixation’ on death penalty, K Sreenivasan defends Bolsonaro invite

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Death penalty for 4 convicted in 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blasts

Apart from the four convicted in the 2008 serial blasts, that killed 71 and injured 185 people, two others accused were killed in the Batla House encounter and five others are still absconding.

Call me a Sharia-loving jihadi, but I want rapists to be hanged

Those against death penalty for rape say it's the underlying cause of misogyny that should be targeted. But in a country of 1.3 billion people, where does one start?

Death, life, 10 years & acquittals — analysing 2008 Rampur CRPF attack case judgment

Four men, including two Pakistanis, got death penalty for killing 7 jawans & a civilian on 1 January 2008. Two others got jail terms, while two were acquitted.

POCSO death penalty will spell life threat for victims, prolong trials, say experts

The Cabinet has given its nod to amend the POCSO Act to include death penalty for aggravated penetrative sexual offences against children.

Split between SC & state courts over death penalty in rape cases

Bombay HC upholds validity of death penalty for repeat offenders of rape or sexual assault, months after apex court took a softer stand on the issue.

Bombay High Court upholds death penalty for repeat offenders in rape cases

The IPC amendment, which was made following the 2012 Delhi gang rape, directs that repeat offenders in rape cases can be given life imprisonment or the death penalty.

SC allows post-conviction mental illness to be a factor in deciding death penalty appeals

Supreme Court lays down guidelines, says such convicts 'cannot be ignored and left to rot away', they require care and treatment.

Convicts of gruesome crimes deserve punishment, not death

There is little evidence to prove that countries which have abolished the death penalty have a greater incidence of crime than those that have retained it.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.