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Why Madras HC set aside death sentence of man convicted of raping minor daughter

Man's death penalty commuted to life term. Daughter was subjected to sexual assault by father under the influence of alcohol, at least 20 times, leading to her pregnancy.

‘Possibility of reformation, no criminal past’—why Kerala HC modified life term of former IS operative

Life term was handed to Subahani Haja in 2020. The Kerala man had entered Iraq in 2015 & received religious & arms training, but his stint was cut short due to injury.

Prajwal Revanna gets life term for rape. ‘Should deter all who think of exploiting women’—victim’s kin

This comes in one of the four cases of rape & sexual harassment against Prajwal Revanna, was seen sobbing & pleading for a lighter sentence in court on Saturday.

‘Brutal & motivated by misguided ideas’: Kaithal court shows no leniency to 2 brothers for honour killing

Actions of the convicts released 'domino effect' which resulted in total breakdown of family & social stability for their sister, says judge. Duo gets life term for the murder.

Why Supreme Court hasn’t confirmed a single death sentence in the last two years

An analysis by ThePrint finds that in a string of rulings since 2023, SC has acquitted or commuted death penalties in 14 cases, citing faulty trials and shoddy probe, among other reasons. 

Finnish Court sentences Russian man to life for war crimes in Ukraine

In a rare case of prosecution, Yan Petrovsky, also known as Voislav Torden, was convicted for activities in Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine a decade ago.

Death penalty in Sharon Raj murder case, life term to RG Kar rape-murder convict? Here’s why

Both courts acknowledged that death penalty can only be granted in 'rarest of rare' cases.

How Kolkata court relied on forensic evidence to convict Sanjay Roy in RG Kar rape-murder case

Sentencing Roy to life in prison, a Kolkata court said Monday that the case didn’t meet the criteria to be classified as ‘rarest of rare’, and therefore, did not merit death penalty.

‘Those directly involved sentenced, rest let free’ — Narendra Dabholkar’s family on murder case verdict

11 yrs after murder, Pune court hands life sentences to 2 accused, acquits 3 others. Family says they 'welcome' court’s decision & justice has prevailed, but will challenge acquittals.

Former IPS Sanjiv Bhatt’s 20-yr jail term will start after life sentence. Here’s what it means

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was Thursday sentenced to 20-year jail in 1996 drug planting case, while he had been handed life imprisonment in 2019 in custodial death case.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.