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‘IQ 56, 9-year-old mental age’: 29-year-old escapes death penalty for child's murder
August 26, 2026 3:34 pm
The court noted that medical records of accused show an IQ of 56, a reported mental age of nine years, and behavioural problems but there was no evidence that he was experiencing an episode of "insanity" at time of offence.
‘Direct assault on judiciary’: Life term upheld for Jharkhand judge Uttam Anand’s murder
July 22, 2026 1:44 pm
The Jharkhand High Court upheld the conviction of two men in Dhanbad judge murder case after observing that 'motive will be compelled to take a back seat'.
‘Wife of extremist’ no proof of guilt: Court frees woman arrested with her baby in 2004
July 08, 2026 4:56 pm
The Jharkhand High Court held that mere presence of the woman at the spot and being the wife of an alleged extremist could not prove her involvement.
Murder over half-burnt cigarette: Supreme Court upholds man’s conviction 27 years on
May 12, 2026 6:09 pm
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction in the 1998 murder, stressing that credible solitary witness testimony and a reliable dying declaration are sufficient in law.
‘Poster affixers’ appointed prosecutors while rape victims suffer: Madras High Court
April 05, 2026 2:36 pm
The Madras High Court highlighted that although the director of prosecution recommended the removal of the negligent prosecutor on July 7, 2025, the state government has kept the matter in "cold storage".
Jharkhand High Court commutes death penalty, cites ‘judgment of acquittal’ in division bench’s split decision
December 10, 2025 9:33 am
Justice Rangon Mukhopadhyay ruling, Death penalty negated case: Previously, Justice Rangon Mukhopadhyay opined that the charge against the appellants had not been proved beyond the shadow of all reasonable doubt, whereas Justice Sanjay Prasad held appellants guilty of the offences charged and confirmed the death sentence.
Conviction rate fell further to 42% in 2023 in Chandigarh: NCRB
October 07, 2025 1:10 am
2,209 arrested, with majority being young adults, suggests report
Top 10 celebrities convicted for crimes ranging from murder, rape to shoplifting: Diddy, Shiney Ahuja to Robert Downey Jr
July 05, 2025 9:13 am
Top 10 Celebrity crime convictions: From assault and tax evasion to manslaughter and murder, here are 10 celebrities whose criminal convictions shook fans and headlines alike.
How Delhi Police constable posed as ‘decoy customer’, caught man with Rs 60,000 counterfeit currency in 2018
July 03, 2025 1:46 pm
Mohammed Hussain, who was arrested in October 2018, was convicted of dealing in counterfeit currency this year.
A will forged four decades ago and an 88-year-old: Punjab and Haryana HC upholds man’s conviction, reduces sentence
March 19, 2025 4:03 pm
Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi upheld the conviction of an 88-year-old man in a forgery case and ruled that the findings of a civil court are not binding on a criminal court.
CONVICTION VIDEOS
Pak convict hanged for killing Punjab Governor
February 29, 2016 6:04 am
Pakistan, Feb 29 (ANI): Mumtaz Qadri, the security guard who killed Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, has been hanged to death in Adiala Jail in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi city. Qadri had earlier filed a mercy plea before President Mamnoon Hussain after the Supreme Court maintained his conviction in October last year.
Saying Afzal Guru's conviction was wrong is not sedition: Sorabjee
February 16, 2016 1:12 pm
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee on Monday reacted over the JNU issue by saying that any criticism against the government does not entail sedition. He further said that the slogans raised in JNU cannot come under the radar of sedition. He added that if there is any incitement of violence, then sedition can be charged and its upto the court to decide the facts. He also went on saying that if someone says that conviction of Afzal Guru was wrong, that's not sedition because sedition is one of the most serious offences.
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