SC initiates suo motu case to frame guidelines on sentencing in death penalty matters

Apr 22, 2022

New Delhi [India], April 22 : The Supreme Court on Friday initiated a suo motu case to consider the larger issue of considering the...

Red Fort Attack case: Supreme Court confirms death penalty to Mohammad Arif in 2000 Red Fort attack case

Nov 03, 2022

A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi confirmed the death penalty sentencing to LeT terrorist Mohammad Arif observing...

Pakistan court hands death penalty to woman on blasphemy charges

Jan 20, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 20 : A Pakistan sessions court in Rawalpindi recently handed the death penalty to a Muslim woman on charges of blasphemy.

Qatar court accepts ex-Indian navy personnel's appeal against death sentence

Nov 24, 2023

A Qatari court has accepted the appeal document on the sentencing of eight former Indian naval personnel to death, sources familiar with the matter...

Chinese court upholds death penalty for Canadian Robert Schellenberg

Aug 10, 2021

Beijing [China], August 10 : A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld the death penalty for Canadian Robert Schellenberg for drug smuggling, local media reported.

Japan's apex court upholds death sentence for 'Black Widow' serial killer

Jul 01, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], July 1 : Japan's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence given to a 74-year-old serial killer, known as the "Black Widow,"...