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Topic: Death row

Navy chief says govt making efforts to bring back ex-Navy personnel on death row in Qatar

8 Indian nationals were on 26 October given death sentence by Qatar in an alleged case of espionage. An appeal has been filed in the case.

Pregnancy doesn’t always save women from death row, like in Jawan. It’s a double-edged sword

Deepika Padukone’s pregnant character in Jawan gets five-year relief from hanging. In real life, a judge told Shabnam Ali: 'You are also a mother. But you didn't show any mercy.’

You Know I Can’t Say More—letters from the death row humanises prisoners in an exhibition

The letters are part of a new online exhibition curated by Project 39A and ReFrame. It is an attempt to bridge some of the differences between ‘ordinary people’ and ‘prisoners’.

SC-appointed panel on jail reforms slams solitary confinement of death row convicts — ‘most egregious’

Panel has submitted 5 reports on jail administration, one being related to condition of death row inmates. It says to confine them in solitary cells breaches a 1978 SC judgment.

‘Lapse on part of state, Union govts’ — Karnataka HC order commuting death sentence after 30+ yrs

In a 1988 case of a man accused of murdering his 2nd wife while on bail for murdering his 1st wife, Karnataka HC notes delays in processing his mercy petition & other procedural lapses.

28 yrs on, SC frees man on death row for 7 murders as he was a juvenile at time of crime

While he had not raised claim of juvenility during trial, convict in 2018 filed application in top court under Section 9 (2) of Juvenile Justice Act to highlight this point.

SC confirmed LeT terrorist’s death sentence. Before that, his petition saved 19 from the gallows

SC confirmed Mohammad Arif’s sentence in 2000 Red Fort attack case Thursday. His petition led to a 2014 judgment that resulted in multiple commutations of death row & acquittals.

‘Murderer’s mom’—Not just the prisoner, their family also goes on death row in India

Life of Indian families with a prisoner on death row stops on its tracks. It will 'start again only when he comes back…or goes away forever'.

How chanting Ram and Bhagavad Gita gifted by a Sufi dacoit helped a Chambal bandit in prison

In ‘The Punished’, Jahnavi Misra explores nineteen stories of men and women facing death row in India, and how they navigate the justice system.

New book reveals the complex lives of death row inmates and their families

Published by HarperCollins, ‘The Punished’ by Jahnavi Misra will be released on 4 February on ThePrint's SoftCover.

On Camera

Mahindra is gearing up for future buyers. Unveils limited edition ‘Bat’ BE6, 4 new concepts

This is the first time Mahindra is making an ‘all-in-one’ platform like global carmakers. However, it will most likely skip hybrid vehicles.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?