India 2014
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News on India in 2014
- DECEMBER 20, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a death row convict, Ajay Kumar Pal, to life
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a death row convict, Ajay Kumar Pal, to life
DECEMBER 12, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED FOR MURDEROUS ACID ATTACK
The Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the capital punishment awarded to a man by the
DECEMBER 2, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: CABINET GRANTS APPROVAL FOR ANTI-HIJACKING BILL 2014
A Bill seeking stringent punishment including death penalty for hijackers was approved by the Union
NOVEMBER 26, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC AWARDS DEATH PENALTY TO MAN FOR RAPING 4-YR-OLD GIRL, STONING HER TO DEATH
SC has awarded death sentence to a 47-year-old man from Maharashtra after finding him guilty of raping a
- NOVEMBER 19, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA PARDONS INDIAN FISHERMEN ON DEATH ROW
Five Indian fishermen condemned to death for smuggling drugs into Sri Lanka will walk free after President
NOVEMBER 4, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 56-YEAR-OLD'S DEATH PENALTY COMMUTED TO LIFE TERM FOR CHILD RAPE, MURDER
A 56-year-old man, facing gallows for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl, has been spared death
OCTOBER 30, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH FOR FIVE INDIAN FISHERMEN
The Colombo High Court awarded the death sentence to five Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the Sri
OCTOBER 16, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: WOMAN'S FATHER, UNCLE GET DEATH SENTENCE IN HONOUR KILLING CASE
In a 2012 case of honour killing, a court in Punjab awarded death sentence to the victim woman's father,
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2014MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: 'CURRY MURDER' CASE ENDS IN DEATH SENTENCE FOR COUSINS
A housewife and her cousin had their murder conviction upheld and were sentenced to death in Malaysia, in
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE GIVEN TO 25-YR-OLD GIRL, TWO OTHERS
The Madhya Pradesh High Court confirmed the death sentence awarded to three people, including a 25-
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO APPEAL
In its report, “India: Death Without the Right to Appeal”, Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) stated
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: REVIEW PLEA OF DEATH ROW CONVICTS TO BE HEARD IN OPEN COURT BY THREE-JUDGE BENCH
The Supreme Court of India ruled that review petitions against verdicts upholding death sentences will now
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT MUKHERJEE REJECTED 97% OF MERCY PETITIONS, BUT HE FAILED TO CURB CRIME
President Pranab Mukherjee of India has rejected 97% of the mercy petitions in his two-year tenure, as of
- AUGUST 14, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TWO SISTERS MAY BECOME FIRST EVER WOMEN TO BE HANGED IN THE COUNTRY
the Mumbai Mirror said two sisters from Kolhapur in Maharashtra State, who were sentenced to death in 2001 for kidnapping 13 children and killing nine of them, are likely to become the first ever women in India to be hanged after President Pranab Mukherje
JULY 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ACID ATTACK IN MADHYA PRADESH
In a landmark decision, a court in Madhya Pradesh sentenced a man to death for hurling acid on a 28-year-
- JULY 18, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PLEAS OF SIX DEATH ROW CONVICTS
President Pranab Mukherjee of India rejected the mercy petitions of Nithari serial killer Surinder Koli and
- JULY 14, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC BLOCKS DEATH OF TWO IN DEC 16 GANG-RAPE
The Supreme Court of India suspended the death sentence of Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur, the two
- JULY 3, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF 26-YEAR-OLD YOUTH
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of a 26-year-old youth to life term for killing a woman
- JULY 2, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF POLICE CONSTABLE
the Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to a police constable for murdering his wife and
JUNE 25, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 24-YR-OLD PALI MAN GETS DEATH FOR RAPING & MURDERING MINOR GIRL IN 2012
In a speedy, decisive judgment, the Mangaon court in Raigad district awarded the death sentence to a 24-
- JUNE 24, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: COP GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING 3 BIHAR STUDENTS IN FAKE ENCOUNTER
Finally delivering justice for the three teenage students who were killed in a fake gun-battle 12 years ago in
- JUNE 13, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING, MURDERING GIRL
A man, accused of raping and killing a minor, was awarded death sentence by the Barabanki court.
- JUNE 11, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA TO IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY ON HIJACKERS
India will introduce a new anti-hijacking law to impose death penalty on hijackers, Xinhua news agency
MAY 30, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 3 RAPISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Indian court sentenced to death three men who raped a photojournalist inside an abandoned textile mill
MAY 23, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: LAW COMMISSION CALLS FOR REVIEW OF DEATH PENALTY
the Law Commission of India, which works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice, has
- MAY 21, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 2 CONVICTS
The Supreme Court of India commuted death sentence of two convicts in 2002 in American Center attack
MAY 14, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH PENALTY TO 30-YRS JAIL
The Supreme Court has commuted the death penalty of a man, convicted for raping and killing a 9-year-old
- APRIL 4, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MUMBAI COURT ORDERS FIRST DEATH SENTENCE FOR MULTIPLE RAPES
An Indian judge ordered three men to hang after they were convicted of two gang-rapes.
- APRIL 1, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINS WILL NOT HANG, REITERATES SUPREME COURT
the Supreme Court reiterated that three men from Tamil Nadu convicted of killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi will not hang.
MARCH 31, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SC COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF BHULLAR TO LIFE TERM
The Supreme Court four-judge bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam commuted the death sentence