Chinese court gives suspended death sentence to Australian writer: Penny Wong

Feb 05, 2024

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said that Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been given a suspended death sentence by a Chinese court.

20 sentenced to death in Bangladesh's student murder

Dec 08, 2021

Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 8 : A Bangladesh court on Wednesday announced a death sentence to 20 people accused in a sensational student murder case,...

"Nothing less than capital punishment...": CM Mamata welcomes death penalty for rape convict

Dec 13, 2024

A local court in Bengal's Murshidabad handed a death sentence to a rape convict and a life sentence to the other in the rape-murder...

Batla House encounter: Delhi HC reserves order on appeals by convicts, death reference by Prosecution

Nov 15, 2022

The trial court had awarded Ariz Khan a death sentence in the matter. Another convict Shahzad was awarded a life sentence. They had challenged...

Bangladesh court commutes ULFA leader Paresh Baruah's death sentence to life imprisonment

Dec 18, 2024

The High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the sentence of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leader Paresh Baruah,...

Unnao custodial death case: Delhi HC directs Jaideep Singh Senger to surrender by tomorrow

Feb 20, 2026

Kuldeep Singh Sengar is serving 10 years sentence in the custodial death case and a life sentence in the minor rape case. His appeals...