India 2008
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News on India in 2008
- DECEMBER 31, 2008NepalDEATH PENALTY
Qatar’s Supreme Court of Justice ordered the retrial of three Asian men, two Indians and a Nepali, who were handed the death penalty six months ago
Qatar’s Supreme Court of Justice ordered the retrial of three Asian men, two Indians and a Nepali, who were handed the death penalty six months ago
- DECEMBER 21, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court ruled that number of deaths in a criminal case is not a relevant factor for awarding
the Indian Supreme Court ruled that number of deaths in a criminal case is not a relevant factor for awarding
- DECEMBER 19, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Punjab And Haryana High Court in Chandigarh, India, admitted a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation
the Punjab And Haryana High Court in Chandigarh, India, admitted a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation
DECEMBER 16, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH FOR NINE IN MURDER CASE
Fast Track Court-II and Additional Sessions Judge Javed Pasha sentenced nine peope to death and
- DECEMBER 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Patna High Court in India acquitted a convict facing capital punishment of the charges of kidnapping and murdering
the Patna High Court in India acquitted a convict facing capital punishment of the charges of kidnapping and murdering
- DECEMBER 10, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FORMER MP'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE
the Patna High Court in India commuted the death sentence of former Lok Sabha MP Anand Mohan to life imprisonment and acquitted the six others in the former Gopalganj district magistrate G Krishnaiah murder case.
- DECEMBER 5, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC COMMUTES TO LIFE CHILD KILLER'S DEATH SENTENCE
a man sentenced to death for murdering a child had his death sentenced commuted to life imprisonment by the Madras high court in India.
- DECEMBER 1, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CLEMENCY SOUGHT FOR 11
the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) sought clemency for 11 people given the death penalty by the special sessions court, which heard cases regarding the serial church blasts across Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in 2000.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY FOR 11 IN KARNATAKA CHURCH BLAST CASE
a special court in India awarded the death sentence to 11 people, life imprisonment to 12 and acquitted four
- NOVEMBER 26, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF TEENAGED GIRL
the Mahila court in Coimbatore, India, awarded the death sentence to a daily wage worker for kidnapping, raping and murdering a teenaged girl three years ago
- NOVEMBER 22, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: KHAIRLANJI CONVICTS MOVE HC AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
those convicted in the Khairlanji case in India filed an appeal to the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court challenging their death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC ACQUITS TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
slamming the Madhya Pradesh Government for shoddy prosecution, the Indian Supreme Court acquitted
- NOVEMBER 8, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW GETS RELIEF FROM HIGH COURT
the Madras High Court in India acquitted an accused in a murder case, setting aside the death sentence by a lower court. Ramesh was arrested on February 16, 2007 for murdering Thiruvatchi Ammal on January 19, 2004 in Avinandgudi.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FARM HAND GIVEN DEATH TERM FOR KILLING COUPLE
a man in Fatehabad, India, was awarded capital punishment by a local court for the killing of a farmer couple in Raipur Dhani.
OCTOBER 31, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ANTONY COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY OF JAWAN
an Army jawan in India facing the death penalty for killing an officer had his death sentenced commuted to
- OCTOBER 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the state of Uttar Pradesh and directed the acquittal of two
the Indian Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the state of Uttar Pradesh and directed the acquittal of two
- OCTOBER 26, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS HC REPRIEVE: SENTENCE COMMUTED FROM DEATH TO LIFE
a division bench of Justices RP Dholakia and Justice ZK Saiyad commuted the death sentence awarded to a rape-and-murder case accused to life imprisonment.
- OCTOBER 23, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR THREE BROTHERS IN UTTAR PRADESH
a court in Uttar Pradesh, India, sentenced three brothers to death in a decade-old triple murder case.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DOMESTIC HELP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING EMPLOYER'S SON
a Delhi Court in India awarded the death sentence to a domestic help for killing his employer’s four-year-old son when he resisted his attempt to rape his sister in 2006.
- OCTOBER 21, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF BJP LEADER
at a local court in Sultanpur, India, Additional District and Sessions Judge...
- OCTOBER 15, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HIGH COURT REPRIEVE FOR MOTHER-DAUGHTER DUO
the Bombay High Court in India corrected the sessions judge who awarded the death sentence to the mother-daughter duo in the Dr Deepak Mahajan murder case, saying the judge recorded the evidence like a "tape-recorder" without any interruption and hence, i
- OCTOBER 6, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONLY PRESIDENT CAN PARDON SARABJIT: NAEK
Pakistani Law Minister Farooq Naek met Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh at the Lahore’s Kot Lakhpath Jail to review his case following the Indian government’s appeal for clemency for him.
- OCTOBER 3, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COURT RESERVES VERDICT ON DEATH SENTENCE
in India, the Karnataka High Court reserved its verdict...
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 6 GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLINGS LOW CASTES
an Indian court sentenced six men to death for the brutal killings of a low-caste woman and her three young children, officials said.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DOMESTIC HELP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING EMPLOYERS
in India, a Calcutta city court sentenced a domestic help to death for murdering his employer and his wife in 2005.
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DALIT MURDER IN BARABANKI
a fast track court in Barabanki, India...
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PAPIYA MURDER CASE: SHANKAR SHAH GETS DEATH PENALTY
a fast track court in India handed down the death sentence to one in the sensational double murder of eminent History Professor Papiya Ghosh and her maidservant Malti in December, 2006.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE, TWO KIDS
a man in Jalandhar, India, was sentenced to death District and Sessions Court Judge Gurdev Singh for killing his wife and two children on September 21, 2007.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SC UPHOLDS ACQUITTAL OF MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, upheld the acquittal of a man sentenced to death by a sessions court for allegedly murdering a minor girl after she resisted his attempt to rape her.
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 GET DEATH FOR TRIPLE MURDER
a local court in Aligarh, India, handed down the death penalty to three people, accused of a triple murder 12 years ago.