Supreme Court slams Delhi government over delay in deciding remission plea of convicts

Supreme Court slams Delhi government over delay in deciding remission plea of convicts

A view of Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has slammed the Delhi government over the delay in deciding remission plea filed by 114 convicts including a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist who was convicted for conspiring to wage war against the country and was awarded life imprisonment. A Bench … Read more

Delhi court convicts four IM operatives for hatching terror conspiracy

Delhi court convicts four IM operatives for hatching terror conspiracy

A Delhi court on July 10 convicted four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives for hatching a criminal conspiracy to wage war against the Indian government by carrying out terrorist attacks across the country. The case pertains to arrests made by the National investigation Agency (NIA) in 2012. The conviction was announced by Special Judge Shailender Malik, … Read more

Bhopal-Ujjain train blast case: NIA court awards death penalty to 7 of 8 convicts

Bhopal-Ujjain train blast case: NIA court awards death penalty to 7 of 8 convicts

National Investigation Agency Special Court on February 28 gave death sentences to seven out of eight convicts in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast case. | Photo Credit: V. SUDERSHAN National Investigation Agency Special Court on February 28 gave death sentences to seven out of eight convicts in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast case. Another was … Read more

Gulf accounts for more than half of Indian convicts in foreign jails; 116 female prisoners in 19 countries

Gulf accounts for more than half of Indian convicts in foreign jails; 116 female prisoners in 19 countries

Gulf countries account for more than half of the Indian prisoners including undertrials and convicts lodged in foreign jails. According to data available with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), as many as 8,441 Indians including women are lodged in foreign jails in 69 countries in connection with various offences ranging from murder to domestic … Read more

Karnataka HC seeks data on how many convicts have availed of their right to appeal against conviction

Karnataka HC seeks data on how many convicts have availed of their right to appeal against conviction

The High Court of Karnataka has sought data on how many convicts have exercised their legal right to file appeals against their conviction, and whether they have been provided with legal aid as per the law in case they were unable to engage the service of an advocate on their own. A Division Bench comprising … Read more

AP Singh, lawyer of Nirbhaya convicts, to defend Hathras gangrape case accused

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AP Singh, the lawyer who fought the case of all convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya case, will be defending the accused in the Hathras gangrape case that has set off nationwide protests. The Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha, an upper caste body, has appointed AP Singh to defend the accused in the Hathras gangrape case. Former … Read more