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Supreme Court of India Examines Impact of Execution Delays on Death Sentence Validity. Justice delayed for both convict and victim raises critical questions of constitutional rights and procedural fairness.

9 Dec 2024

1. Factual Background Incident Date: November 1, 2007. Crime: Rape and murder of a company employee during a late-night commute. Accused: Purusho...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Application for Juvenile Status Determination in Death Penalty Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Procedural Delays. Applicant Failed to Prove Juvenility Under Section 9(2) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, with Discrepancies in Name and Age Documents and Belated Claim After Conviction Confirmation.

27 Mar 2023

The case involved an application under Section 9(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, filed by a convict sentenced ...

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Supreme Court Directs State of Uttar Pradesh to Expedite Premature Release Cases for Life Convicts Under Article 32. The Court held that the State must apply its premature release policies non-arbitrarily and transparently, considering cases based on the policy in force on the date of conviction or any more liberal subsequent policy, and set a deadline for disposal of pending cases.

6 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court of India, in a proceeding under Article 32 of the Constitution, addressed grievances concerning the premature release of life convic...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Division Bench's Dismissal of Letters Patent Appeal as Not Maintainable in Death Sentence Commutation Case Based on Delay in Mercy Petitions. The Court Held That Proceedings Seeking Commutation on Ground of Delay Are Independent and Not Connected With the Merits of Conviction, Thus an Intra-Court Appeal Is Maintainable.

9 Dec 2021

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals arising from a judgment of the Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, which had dismissed Letters...

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Supreme Court Allows Transfer of Writ Petition on Reservation Issue Under Article 139A of the Constitution. The Court found that similar questions of law pending in civil appeals before it regarding reservation policies and the 50% limit made the transfer appropriate, as they involved substantial questions of general importance.

23 Jul 2020

The dispute arose from a transfer petition filed by Sunil Rathee and others seeking to transfer a writ petition (CWP No. 7607 of 2019) from the Punjab...

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Supreme Court Upholds Commutation of Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Inordinate Delay and Solitary Confinement. Acquittal in Related Rape Case Not Considered in Mercy Petition, Violating Fundamental Rights.

24 Apr 2019

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Union of India against the High Court's order commuting the death sentence of respondent Dharam Pa...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment Due to Unexplained Delay in Mercy Petition. Unexplained delay of over 4 years by State in forwarding mercy petition violates Article 21 and warrants commutation.

21 Feb 2019

The petitioner, Jagdish, was convicted for the murder of his wife and five children and sentenced to death by the trial court on 24.04.2006. The High ...

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