death penalty
8 Ex-Navy Men on Death Row
New Delhi has said it will challenge the verdict, adding that it attaches high importance to the case
The death penalty for rape is ineffectual
Latika Vashist has argued compellingly for the need for forgiveness in these pages.
Rethink death penalty
The timing and the context of the CJI’s remarks, however, offer reasons to worry.
A letter to Asha Devi, mother of ‘Nirbhaya’
In the Indian Penal Code, the punishment for rape is now 10 years of imprisonment, even as it is a criminal offence and not a civil wrong
In high treason case, ex-Pak Prez Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death
He was one of the Pakistan’s longest-serving rulers. He served as the President from 2001 to 2008.
‘Don’t believe in death penalty, even for Nirbhaya rapists’
The death penalty has no place in a civilised society. A civilised society does not exact revenge on a convict, says Sunil Gupta.
Life is going short, why death penalty: Nirbhaya convict files review petiton
The apex court, on July 9, 2018, had dismissed the review pleas filed by three other convicts in the case.
Supreme Court reconfirms death penalty in Coimbatore rape and murder case
'In view of the majority judgement, the review petition stands dismissed in its entirety,' the bench said.
Murder convict picks electrocution over lethal injection in final hours
Stephen West, who was convicted in the two killings more than 30 years ago, waited until Wednesday to choose his method of execution.
BPO case: Women’s panel to intervene
The high court and Supreme Court had awarded the death penalty to the accused.