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In 2023, HCs heard cases of 80 on death row, confirmed one
February 10, 2024 8:02 am
Second year when SC didn’t confirm any death sentence: Project 39A report
Mental illness of death row convicts ground to spare them from gallows: SC
April 18, 2019 8:07 pm
An accused could till now take the plea of "legal insanity" under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to avoid criminal prosecution and the defence was "made relatable to the moment when the crime is committed".
Besides Yakub Memon, others on death row denied President Pranab Mukherjee’s mercy
July 30, 2015 7:34 am
This year, President Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petitions of three convicts while commuting one death sentence to life.
Appeals by death row convicts to be heard by 3-judge bench now
July 11, 2014 8:58 am
From next week, appeals by death row convicts will only be heard by a 3-judge Bench of SC.
MHA rejects mercy pleas of 6 death row convicts
June 19, 2014 12:43 am
Mukherjee’s office had returned the files of Seema and Renukabai and Jagdish to the Home Ministry for review.
SC agrees to hear in open court Bhullar's plea against death
January 28, 2014 3:36 pm
Bhullar was convicted and awarded death penalty for triggering a bomb blast in New Delhi in September 1993, which killed nine persons and injured 25 others.
SC verdict: Why these 15 were spared death
January 22, 2014 4:47 pm
SC commuted the death sentences of 15 convicts, most of them on grounds of a delay in the disposal of their mercy petitions.
Larger SC benches to hear pleas of death row convicts
July 26, 2013 5:42 pm
This is to avoid conflicts of judgment in cases where there is a delay in addressing mercy petition.
They murdered entire families for land,loot or revenge
April 17, 2013 12:57 am
Nine death-row convicts were all convicted of murdering entire families for various motives.
Kin of death row convicts must be informed in advance,says CJI
April 08, 2013 2:51 am
Says in death penalty cases,'the quicker things are done,the better it is for all'.
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