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No Law To Punish Woman Protecting 'Raja Beta': High Court In Rape Case
- Saturday December 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted a man's death sentence for the rape to rigorous imprisonment for life, and acquitted his mother, observing there is no IPC section to punish her for "trying to protect her Raja beta".
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Tamil Nadu Man Who Pushed Ex-Girlfriend In Front Of Train Won't Be Hanged
- Friday November 28, 2025
- Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India
The Madras High Court has commuted to life term, the death sentence of a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend by pushing her before a train here in 2022.
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"Judges Should Never Be Bloodthirsty": High Court Commutes Death Penalty To Life Term
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Observing that judges should never be "bloodthirsty", the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court has ordered the death sentence of a man be commuted to life imprisonment for the murder of his maternal uncle.
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"Hangman's Noose Not To Be Taken Off": Top Court Commutes Death Penalty
- Tuesday March 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Directing the hangman's noose to be "taken off the convict's neck", the Supreme Court ordered a death row prisoner to remain in jail "till the end of his days given by god almighty".
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Donald Trump Vows Death Penalty For 'Rapists, Murderers, Monsters'
- Wednesday December 25, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to replace the Democrat in the White House.
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Joe Biden Commutes Death Sentences Of 37 Federal Inmates Ahead Of Christmas
- Monday December 23, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term.
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Guilty Of Killing Daughter
- Thursday October 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the death penalty of a man, who murdered his pregnant daughter for performing an inter-caste marriage against her family's will and sentenced him to 20 years in jail instead.
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Court Commutes Death Sentences Of 4 Accused To Life Term In 2013 Patna Serial Blasts
- Wednesday September 11, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Patna High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentences of four accused, involved in the 2013 serial blasts case, to life imprisonment.
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Indian-Origin Man Wrongly Jailed For 38 Years For Murders Dies In US Prison
- Friday August 9, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Kris Maharaj was wrongly convicted in 1986 for the murders of Derrick and Duane Moo Young, and his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2002.
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Allahabad High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Rape-Murder Convict To 30-Year Jail Term
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Allahabad High Court has commuted the death sentence given to a man, who was convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in 2021, to 30-year jail term.
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7 Jailed Navy Veterans Return From Qatar In Big Diplomatic Win For India
- Monday February 12, 2024
- India News | Reported by Umashankar Singh, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Eight Indian Navy veterans who had their death sentence commuted to an extend term in Qatar have been released. Seven of them are already back in India, the government said, welcoming the big decision.
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Families Hope For Pardon After Qatar Commutes Sailors' Death Sentences
- Thursday December 28, 2023
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The families of eight Navy veterans in Qatar has told NDTV that they will appeal against the commuted sentences they have received.
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"Victory Of PM Modi's Diplomatic Efforts": BJP On Relief In Death Row In Qatar
- Thursday December 28, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The commutation of death sentence of eight former Indian Navy personnel by a court in Qatar is a victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy and diplomatic efforts under it, the BJP said on Thursday.
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Big Relief For 8 Indian Navy Veterans On Death Row In Qatar
- Thursday December 28, 2023
- India News | Reported by Kadambini Sharma, Vishnu Som, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Eight ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death by a Qatar court in October - over espionage allegations - will face commuted punishments, the Indian government said this afternoon.
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www.ndtv.com
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Calcutta High Court Acquits Death Penalty Awardee In Kamduni Gangrape-Murder Case
- Friday October 6, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Calcutta High Court on Friday acquitted a capital punishment awardee and commuted the death sentence of two others to life imprisonment in the gangrape and murder of a 21-year-old woman at Kamduni in West Bengal.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Law To Punish Woman Protecting 'Raja Beta': High Court In Rape Case
- Saturday December 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted a man's death sentence for the rape to rigorous imprisonment for life, and acquitted his mother, observing there is no IPC section to punish her for "trying to protect her Raja beta".
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www.ndtv.com
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Tamil Nadu Man Who Pushed Ex-Girlfriend In Front Of Train Won't Be Hanged
- Friday November 28, 2025
- Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India
The Madras High Court has commuted to life term, the death sentence of a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend by pushing her before a train here in 2022.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Judges Should Never Be Bloodthirsty": High Court Commutes Death Penalty To Life Term
- Thursday August 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Observing that judges should never be "bloodthirsty", the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court has ordered the death sentence of a man be commuted to life imprisonment for the murder of his maternal uncle.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Hangman's Noose Not To Be Taken Off": Top Court Commutes Death Penalty
- Tuesday March 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Directing the hangman's noose to be "taken off the convict's neck", the Supreme Court ordered a death row prisoner to remain in jail "till the end of his days given by god almighty".
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www.ndtv.com
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Donald Trump Vows Death Penalty For 'Rapists, Murderers, Monsters'
- Wednesday December 25, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to replace the Democrat in the White House.
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www.ndtv.com
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Joe Biden Commutes Death Sentences Of 37 Federal Inmates Ahead Of Christmas
- Monday December 23, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term.
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www.ndtv.com
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Guilty Of Killing Daughter
- Thursday October 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the death penalty of a man, who murdered his pregnant daughter for performing an inter-caste marriage against her family's will and sentenced him to 20 years in jail instead.
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www.ndtv.com
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Court Commutes Death Sentences Of 4 Accused To Life Term In 2013 Patna Serial Blasts
- Wednesday September 11, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Patna High Court on Wednesday commuted the death sentences of four accused, involved in the 2013 serial blasts case, to life imprisonment.
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www.ndtv.com
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Indian-Origin Man Wrongly Jailed For 38 Years For Murders Dies In US Prison
- Friday August 9, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Kris Maharaj was wrongly convicted in 1986 for the murders of Derrick and Duane Moo Young, and his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2002.
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www.ndtv.com
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Allahabad High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Rape-Murder Convict To 30-Year Jail Term
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Allahabad High Court has commuted the death sentence given to a man, who was convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in 2021, to 30-year jail term.
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www.ndtv.com
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7 Jailed Navy Veterans Return From Qatar In Big Diplomatic Win For India
- Monday February 12, 2024
- India News | Reported by Umashankar Singh, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
Eight Indian Navy veterans who had their death sentence commuted to an extend term in Qatar have been released. Seven of them are already back in India, the government said, welcoming the big decision.
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www.ndtv.com
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Families Hope For Pardon After Qatar Commutes Sailors' Death Sentences
- Thursday December 28, 2023
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The families of eight Navy veterans in Qatar has told NDTV that they will appeal against the commuted sentences they have received.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Victory Of PM Modi's Diplomatic Efforts": BJP On Relief In Death Row In Qatar
- Thursday December 28, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The commutation of death sentence of eight former Indian Navy personnel by a court in Qatar is a victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy and diplomatic efforts under it, the BJP said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Big Relief For 8 Indian Navy Veterans On Death Row In Qatar
- Thursday December 28, 2023
- India News | Reported by Kadambini Sharma, Vishnu Som, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Eight ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death by a Qatar court in October - over espionage allegations - will face commuted punishments, the Indian government said this afternoon.
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www.ndtv.com
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Calcutta High Court Acquits Death Penalty Awardee In Kamduni Gangrape-Murder Case
- Friday October 6, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Calcutta High Court on Friday acquitted a capital punishment awardee and commuted the death sentence of two others to life imprisonment in the gangrape and murder of a 21-year-old woman at Kamduni in West Bengal.
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www.ndtv.com