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Allahabad High Court police constable 60 year old jail term

‘He is over 60’: Allahabad High Court lowers former constable's jail term in 1985 case

July 28, 2026 8:03 pm

The Allahabad High Court upheld a former police constable’s conviction for attempt to murder but reduced his six-year sentence to four years, citing his age and prolonged appeal.

According to police, a sewadar first noticed the scattered pages around 11 pm, and soon, locals and youths gathered at the spot in large numbers.

Gutka Sahib 'sacrilege' row: Several booked, five Mohali Police teams deployed to arrest accused

May 07, 2026 12:21 pm

A sewadar first noticed the scattered pages around 11 pm, and soon, locals and youths gathered at the spot in large numbers and protested the incident, police said.

Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

January 21, 2026 11:44 am

A Japanese court sentenced Shinzo Abe’s assassin to life imprisonment for the 2022 killing.

Chandigarh district court has sentenced a 50-year-old man to seven years in prison for raping a woman in 2018. (File photo)

50-year-old gets seven years imprisonment for raping woman

January 08, 2026 11:34 am

Following the complaint, an FIR was registered against the accused under Section 376 (2) of IPC at the police station in Industrial Area, Chandigarh.

Murder Convict Sentenced to Three Months for Jumping Parole in Chandigarh. (File)

‘Abused the concession’: Chandigarh court sentences murder convict to 3 months’ jail for jumping parole

November 25, 2025 8:20 pm

Granted parole in July last year, murder convict Inderjit Singh alias Lally was scheduled to surrender on August 17, 2024. He failed to do so.

Overcrowding in prisons: Can India follow the UK's lead?

August 29, 2025 3:35 pm

India’s prison statistics certainly don’t paint a picture of “dignity”. 5,73,220 prisoners confined in 1,330 prisons designed for a capacity of 4,36,266 -- a shortfall of nearly 1.4 lakh spaces

US death row inmate wants to represent himself because he wants to die

May 22, 2025 12:38 am

Prisoners like Robertson are known in capital punishment circles as volunteers —inmates who waive their appeals and effectively request execution

Only instant triple talaq barred, not Talaq-e-Ahsan: Bombay HC

April 24, 2025 5:23 pm

The bench in its order said the First Information Report (FIR) is not registered for the offence of harassment under the Indian Penal Code.

New York correctional officers pummeled handcuffed man before death, footage shows

December 29, 2024 2:40 am

Brooks, 43, was pronounced dead at a hospital the morning after the assault at the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state prison where was incarcerated in Oneida County.

Army Major sentenced to 5 years’ RI, given dishonourable dismissal over sexual assault of minor girl in Delhi

October 15, 2023 3:34 pm

The Major was residing in Delhi along with his wife when allegations surfaced regarding the sexual assault on the 11-year-old daughter of a domestic help.

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Kerela Hummer case: Beedi tycoon Nisham gets life imprisonment

January 21, 2016 9:38 am

Thrissur, Jan 21 (ANI): A Kerela court on Thursday sentenced Beedi tycoon Muhammad Nisham to life imprisonment for killing a security guard by ramming his luxury SUV into him. The court also imposed a fine of over Rs 80 lakh on Nisham as an additional punishment for murder of security guard Chandra Bose. Nisham had rammed his Hummer into Bose after brutally beating him up as Nisham found Bose slow in opening the main gate.