India 2012
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on India in 2012
- DECEMBER 24, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a special court in Bareilly, India, awarded death sentence to a man
a special court in Bareilly, India, awarded death sentence to a man
- DECEMBER 24, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
domestic help Surendra Koli was given the death penalty...
domestic help Surendra Koli was given the death penalty...
- DECEMBER 19, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a death sentence was pronounced for the first time in the court history of Ladakh region
a death sentence was pronounced for the first time in the court history of Ladakh region
- DECEMBER 18, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a woman is among three people given death sentence for killing her daughter
a woman is among three people given death sentence for killing her daughter
- DECEMBER 17, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
GOA (INDIA): HC REDUCES DEATH PENALTY TO LIFE TERM
The High Court of Bombay at Goa reduced the death sentence awarded to a man by a lower
- DECEMBER 14, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court, in India, has commuted the death sentence
the Supreme Court, in India, has commuted the death sentence
DECEMBER 13, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 477 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW
There are 477 convicts on death row in India, the government says.
- DECEMBER 5, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING FOUR FAMILY MEMBERS
A court in Madhya Pradesh, India, awarded death penalty to two people for killing
- DECEMBER 5, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Manawar town in Dhar district awarded capital punishment
a court in Manawar town in Dhar district awarded capital punishment
- DECEMBER 4, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
in India, the Principal District and Session Judge...
in India, the Principal District and Session Judge...
DECEMBER 4, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT COMMUTES SENTENCE OF DEATH ROW CONVICT
In a first case of pardon by President Pranab Mukherjee after assuming office, death sentence
- NOVEMBER 28, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Delhi High Court, India, reduced the death penalty...
the Delhi High Court, India, reduced the death penalty...
- NOVEMBER 22, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
KASAB'S LAST WORDS: ‘PLEASE FORGIVE ME, WILL NEVER REPEAT SUCH A MISTAKE’
Ajmal Kasab, one of the 10 terrorists who attacked Mumbai in India on November 26, 2008
NOVEMBER 22, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: COURT ACQUITS TWO IN 1996 DELHI BLAST
Slamming the lax probe, the Delhi High Court acquitted two convicts given death penalty in
NOVEMBER 21, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI ATTACKER HANGED IN GREAT SECRECY IN THE FIRST EXECUTION SINCE 2004
India executed a Pakistan national, Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of a militant squad
NOVEMBER 21, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT FOR 'FRESH LOOK' ON CRITERION FOR AWARDING DEATH PENALTY
In India, the Supreme Court has said its Constitution bench's landmark judgement of 1980
- NOVEMBER 19, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a youth who raped and murdered a minor in 2007 has escaped the gallows
a youth who raped and murdered a minor in 2007 has escaped the gallows
- NOVEMBER 1, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Judge of the Mahila Court M.P. Subramanian, in India...
Judge of the Mahila Court M.P. Subramanian, in India...
OCTOBER 8, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ODISHA COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO RAPIST, 36 DAYS AFTER CRIME
In India, a court in Sambalpur district (Odisha State) handed over death
OCTOBER 5, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY TO 5 OF A FAMILY
In India, a Delhi Court awarded death sentence to five members of a family convicted earlier
OCTOBER 1, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 3 SENTENCED TO GALLOWS FOR HUMAN SACRIFICE
Three persons were awarded death sentence by a court in Uttar Pradesh, India, for killing a
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HOSHIARPUR MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR BURNING HIS SONS
In India, a court pronounced capital punishment upon Jasvir Singh (37) of Kallowal village
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE AWARDED TO TWO MURDER CONVICTS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 5
According to media reports two convicts in a murder case are scheduled to be hanged at 9 am on
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a spurned lover and engineering student
a spurned lover and engineering student
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE OF INSURGENT UPHELD
In India, Agartala bench of Gauhati High Court upheld the verdict of Additional and
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Delhi court, in India, awarded death sentence
a Delhi court, in India, awarded death sentence
- AUGUST 29, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Mohammad
India's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Mohammad
- AUGUST 21, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment for a juvenile offender - that's inconceivable in law.
Capital punishment for a juvenile offender - that's inconceivable in law.
- AUGUST 15, 2012IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Parliamentary committee has recommended reviewing...
a Parliamentary committee has recommended reviewing...
- JULY 30, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal Court in Malaysia...
the Federal Court in Malaysia...