Kerala High Court overturns death sentence, acquits migrant worker in rape-murder case citing failure to assess key witness’s competence and flawed investigation.
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SC commutes death penalty to life without remission, citing mental health issues and possibility of reform in 2017 Ballari family murder case.
MP High Court commutes death sentence to life imprisonment in child rape-murder case, citing convict’s age and possibility of rehabilitation.
Calcutta HC commutes death penalty of 58-year-old man in rape-murder of minor to life imprisonment without remission for 20 years, citing age, no past crime.
SC rejects plea by Godhra case convicts seeking 3-judge bench; says 2-judge bench valid as HC had commuted death penalty to life imprisonment.
SC spares man from death for killing wife, 4 kids, orders life till last breath; cites good conduct, mental health, yet upholds rape and murder conviction.
SC acquits man sentenced to death for 2014 rape-murder of a 23-year-old software engineer, citing lack of conclusive evidence and gaping holes in prosecution’s case.
SC directs Centre to decide by March 18 on Balwant Singh Rajoana’s mercy plea in the 1995 assassination case of Punjab CM Beant Singh.
SC emphasizes courts must explicitly delineate inferences from circumstantial evidence before convicting, ensuring an unbroken chain proves guilt.
Supreme Court commutes death sentence to life imprisonment with 25 years in jail without remission for 2016 murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault of a child.
The Supreme Court commuted a death sentence to 20 years imprisonment for a man who killed his pregnant daughter over an inter-caste marriage in 2013.
A Delhi court has denied bail to Neelam Azad, one of the accused in the Parliament security breach case.
Supreme Court suggests amending rules for quicker access to soft copies of records in criminal appeals involving death penalty and life imprisonment, following a case involving alcohol poisoning leadi...
Supreme Court sets aside death penalty of against man accused of rape and murder of 3-month-old female baby. Read more to know why.
Varanasi court remands 14 accused to 14-day judicial custody in Ganga Iftar case; bail plea hearing set for March 23.
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Delhi High Court asked Sonakshi Sinha to file a defendant-wise list of infringing URLs in her AI personality rights suit against misuse of her likeness.
20 March, 2026 07:48 PM
Supreme Court quashes Section 420 IPC case against film producer, says failure to share movie profits shows civil dispute, not cheating.
20 March, 2026 01:37 PM
Kerala High Court rules illegal sand mining can attract charges under both the Sand Act and BNS theft provisions; earlier contrary orders held per incuriam.
20 March, 2026 04:15 PM
Centre tells SC a high-level expert panel will redraft NCERT’s judiciary chapter after the top court flagged controversial Class 8 textbook content.
20 March, 2026 06:46 PM
Supreme Court reserves judgment on reference challenging the 1978 BWSSB ruling on the definition of ‘industry’ under the Industrial Disputes Act.
20 March, 2026 06:22 PM
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