The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by terror convict Nasir Mohd Sodozey, jailed for over 26 years, seeking early release. The court said his crime was of the “gravest order,” striking at the State’s security.
Today, On 8th September, Supreme Court slams Uttarakhand government for delaying legal aid to a murder convict who developed psychosis in jail, questioning, “Why no legal help for convict with psychosis?” The top court demands urgent action to protect the inmate’s rights.
The Supreme Court set aside a woman’s conviction for killing her infant son, holding that extra-judicial confessions were weak and circumstantial evidence did not prove guilt. The Court said such an act defies a mother’s natural instinct.
A Lucknow court sentenced Lawyer Parmanand Gupta to life imprisonment for using a Dalit woman to file fake rape cases under the SC/ST Act. The court said such acts damage the purity of the judiciary and must be stopped strictly.
The Delhi High Court has asked Yasin Malik to respond within four weeks to the NIA’s plea seeking to convert his life sentence into a death penalty in a 2017 terror funding case. The next hearing is scheduled for November 10.
Today, On 8th August, The Supreme Court told advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara, “Such a petition was not expected from you,” while noting the matter was already closed but still re-listing it, saying the gap “could serve as a cooling off period.”
MP High Court acquits father-son duo in fake murder case, slamming police for fabricated evidence and asking, “Can a dead man make calls?” in a scathing judgment.
85-year-old Swamy Shraddananda, jailed for murdering his wife in 1991, seeks mercy citing age and illness. Supreme Court lists the plea after 12 weeks for Centre’s response.
Calcutta High Court commuted the death penalty of two convicts found guilty of raping a child, sentencing them to 60 years in prison. The Court said their acts showed “depravity that shocks the conscience,” demanding serious punishment.
Supreme Court upheld a man’s conviction for sexually assaulting a minor but reduced his sentence from natural life to standard life imprisonment. Court ruled enhanced punishment under amended POCSO can’t apply retrospectively.
