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TopicDeath row

Topic: Death row

SC dismisses plea seeking media gag in Nimisha Priya death row case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by one KA Paul, who sought a media gag order (to ban media...

Day before her execution, a ray of hope for Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen

Priya was scheduled to be executed Wednesday. Postponement gives Save Nimisha Priya campaign time to negotiate ‘blood money’ & mount renewed efforts.

10 convicts from Jharkhand, including 6 on death row, move SC over long-pending verdict on appeals

New Delhi: Ten convicts from Jharkhand, including six who are on death row, have moved the Supreme Court, complaining against the delayed disposal of...

Why Supreme Court overturned a death sentence to acquit man 9 years after rape & murder of minor

The ruling came in an appeal by the convict, sentenced by Uttarakhand HC in 2017 in the POCSO case. There was judicial scolding for flawed trial in a case involving the gravest of charges.

Project 39A now has a new address. All about the criminal justice initiative

The initiative is known for its work in the SC & various high courts, where it provided pro bono representation to death row prisoners, resulting in 26 acquittals & 50 commutations.

Trial held in absence of death-row convict. What led SC to acquit UP man

The man was sentenced to death for killing his wife & daughter. Ordering a retrial in the 2014 case, court said even those accused of most heinous crimes are entitled to protection of law.

Man on death row acquitted of 6 murders as curious case of missing motive unravels before SC

SC slams prosecution for faulty trial process, cites lack of forensic proof, unreliable witness statements and failure to establish motive after 2012 murders were linked to 2007 murder.

Japanese court acquits man in retrial of 1966 murders after over four decades on death row

Iwao Hakamada, 88, who is a former boxer, was accused of stabbing to death his former boss and family before burning down their home.

Qatar Emir set to pardon many prisoners today, but relief ‘unlikely’ for 8 Indian Navy veterans

As Qatar celebrates its National Day, many prisoners expected to be granted clemency by Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. But in case of Indian ex-Navy men, appeal process still underway.

Delhi HC allows mother of Kerala woman on death row to travel to Yemen to save daughter

Nimisha Priya, a nurse, has been convicted of murdering a Yemeni national by injecting him with sedatives to retrieve her passport from his possession.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

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.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.