guilt under S. 498-A IPC
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The Division Bench opined that in Section 498-A IPC cases, the courts have to be careful to identify instances of over implication and to avert the suffering of ignominy and inexpiable consequences.

pregnant daughter murder over inter-caste marriage
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The Court affirmed the father’s conviction but converted the death penalty to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment without remission considering several mitigating factors favouring the accused.

Uttaranchal HC CJ Justice Ritu Bahri retirement
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Justice Ritu Bahri who retires on 10-10-2024, made history as upon her elevation on 04-02-2024, she became the first woman Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court.

Calcutta High Court
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In a high-stakes murder case, the Calcutta High Court’s division bench delivered a split verdict. Justice Soumen Sen commuted the death sentence to 30 years of imprisonment, while Justice Partha Sarathi Sen ordered an outright acquittal. The case has now been referred to the Chief Justice for further directions.

calcutta high court
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The General Security Force Court had convicted the BSF jawan for murder and had sentenced him to life imprisonment along with dismissal from service.

30 years imprisonment for raping 7-year-old
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A fine of Rs. One Lakh was imposed on the victim to meet the medical expenses and rehabilitation of the minor victim.

Madhya Pradesh High Court
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The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the test which is to be applied for death sentence are – crime test, i.e., aggravating circumstances and mitigating circumstances, criminal test and R-R test.

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Supreme Court: In a big relief for A.G. Perarivalan, convicted for assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the 3-judge bench of

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Supreme Court: In a case where a man had brutally raped and murdered a 7-year-old girl, the 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar,

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Supreme Court: In a case where a death row convict subjected a 5-year-old girl to rape, killed her by strangulation, and then

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Supreme Court:  A 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, and MR Shah, JJ has commuted the death sentence of a convict,

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Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and

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Supreme Court: In a ghastly case involving rape and murder of 2 children, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Surya Kant and

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Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, MM Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ has commuted the death sentence to 25 years’

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Supreme Court: “The mercy petition is the last hope of a person on death row. Every dawn will give rise to a