Kerala HC decides to conduct 'mitigation investigation' for first time in its history

May 16, 2023

The Kerala High Court, for the first time in its history, has decided to conduct a 'mitigation investigation' of two convicts on death row.

Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi pledges to fight for providing justice to all rape victims

Dec 16, 2020

New Delhi [India], December 16 : Nearly 9 months after the four death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case of Nirbhaya were...

2000 Red Fort attack: SC seeks Delhi govt's response to death-row convicts' final plea

Jan 22, 2026

The Court had, in November 2022, affirmed the convict's death sentence by rejecting a review plea filed by him. Subsequently, in 2024, the convicts'...

2012 Chhawala rape case: SC acquits all convicts

Nov 07, 2022

The three convicts were awarded the death penalty after being held guilty of raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in 2012.

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

Feb 28, 2023

National Investigation Agency Special Court on Tuesday gave death sentences to seven out of eight convicts in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train blast case.

Shabnam's son urges President to commute her death sentence

Feb 19, 2021

Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 19 : Mohammed Taj, son of death row convict Shabnam, on Thursday appealed to President Ram Nath Kovind to...