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President rejects mercy petitions of Surinder Koli and 5 others
July 20, 2014 2:13 pm
42-year-old Koli brutally killed and later axed children in Nithari locality of Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
SC junks Centre’s plea against commutation of death penalty
March 13, 2014 2:03 am
The Centre, however, filed a review petition contending it was beyond the powers of the court to sit over appeal in such matter
They killed 8 of their own, then spent 12 years in uncertainty
January 22, 2014 10:09 am
In Tuesday’s ruling commuting the sentences to life, the SC cited the time Sonia and Sanjeev have spent in custody since their arrests in 2001.
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.
Dispose mercy petitions in three months: Parl panel
March 01, 2013 5:52 pm
Panel recommended publicising the names of sex offenders after conviction.
Pratibha Patil commuted death sentence of 35 people
June 22, 2012 9:12 pm
However,she rejected mercy petitions of five people who had committed heinous crime.
Not a single mercy plea was cleared during NDA rule: Chidambaram
May 09, 2012 4:01 pm
The allegation against the UPA sitting on mercy petitions was not based on facts,says PC.
Patil cleared record mercy pleas,half commuted to life
May 01, 2012 12:22 am
3 mercy petitions are rejected,including that of Afzal Guru,convicted in 2001 Parl attack case.
SC seeks details of mercy pleas
April 11, 2012 12:34 am
Court has asked Centre to furnish details of of mercy petitions disposed off by President in 2011.
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