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South Korea's Yoon Faces Potential Death Penalty Over Martial Law Crisis
South Korea's special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, as a lower court trial convened on Friday for its final session.
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Chinese Mother, Daughter Sentenced After Fatal 'Exorcism' Ritual Kills Girl In Shenzhen
A Chinese woman and her daughter were sentenced after a fatal exorcism ritual led to the death of a younger daughter in Shenzhen.
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Haryana Gangster Vikas Gulia, Associate Jailed For Life
A Delhi court has sentenced Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia and his associate to life imprisonment under MCOCA provisions, but refused the death penalty saying the offences did not fall under the category of 'rarest of the rare cases'.
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"Have To Pursue Till He Gets Death Penalty": Unnao Rape Survivor's Promise
The Unnao rape survivor has expressed faith in the Supreme Court after it stayed a Delhi High Court order suspending the sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the ex-BJP MLA who raped her.
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Ex MLA Kuldeep Sengar To Stay In Jail, Supreme Court Stays Bail In Unnao Case
The Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order suspending ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar's life term for the rape of a woman then a minor in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao in 2017.
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No Law To Punish Woman Protecting 'Raja Beta': High Court In Rape Case
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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2nd Doctor In Matthew Perry Overdose Case Sentenced To Home Confinement
A second California doctor was sentenced on Tuesday to eight months of home confinement for illegally supplying "Friends" star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused the actor's fatal drug overdose in a hot tub in 2023.
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Iran Child Bride Escapes Execution In Exchange For Rs 85 Lakh Blood Money
Goli Kouhkan, now 25, was on death row in Iran's Gorgan central prison for seven years. She was arrested at 18 for allegedly taking part in the killing of her abusive husband, Alireza Abil, in May 2018 and was sentenced to 'qisas'.
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Doctor Who Sold Ketamine To 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Called Him "Moron"
Salvador Plasencia was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry.
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Tamil Nadu Man Who Pushed Ex-Girlfriend In Front Of Train Won't Be Hanged
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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Why Is Imran Khan, Former Pakistan PM, In Jail? See List Of Allegations
The former cricketer-turned-politician was arrested at his Lahore residence in August 2023 when an Islamabad court handed him a three-year jail sentence following his conviction in a corruption case.
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"It Is Being Examined": India On Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina Extradition Request
India said that it has received Bangladesh's request to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and is now examining it as a part of ongoing judicial and internal legal processes.
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10 Kg Gold Seized From Sheikh Hasina's Bank Lockers: Official
Anti-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have seized about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of gold worth about $1.3 million from bank lockers belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, officials said on Wednesday.
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32-Year-Old Telangana Man Gets Death Penalty For Murdering Wife, 2 Children
A court in Vikarabad district on Thursday awarded a death sentence to a 32-year-old man for brutally murdering his wife and two children in August 2019.
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Opinion | These Are India's Options Against Sheikh Hasina's Death Sentence
Bangladesh's domestic war crimes court - the International Crimes Tribunal - has sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death after a trial in absentia. This verdict raises many questions.
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South Korea's Yoon Faces Potential Death Penalty Over Martial Law Crisis
South Korea's special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, as a lower court trial convened on Friday for its final session.
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Chinese Mother, Daughter Sentenced After Fatal 'Exorcism' Ritual Kills Girl In Shenzhen
A Chinese woman and her daughter were sentenced after a fatal exorcism ritual led to the death of a younger daughter in Shenzhen.
-
Haryana Gangster Vikas Gulia, Associate Jailed For Life
A Delhi court has sentenced Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia and his associate to life imprisonment under MCOCA provisions, but refused the death penalty saying the offences did not fall under the category of 'rarest of the rare cases'.
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"Have To Pursue Till He Gets Death Penalty": Unnao Rape Survivor's Promise
The Unnao rape survivor has expressed faith in the Supreme Court after it stayed a Delhi High Court order suspending the sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the ex-BJP MLA who raped her.
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Ex MLA Kuldeep Sengar To Stay In Jail, Supreme Court Stays Bail In Unnao Case
The Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order suspending ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar's life term for the rape of a woman then a minor in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao in 2017.
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No Law To Punish Woman Protecting 'Raja Beta': High Court In Rape Case
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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2nd Doctor In Matthew Perry Overdose Case Sentenced To Home Confinement
A second California doctor was sentenced on Tuesday to eight months of home confinement for illegally supplying "Friends" star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused the actor's fatal drug overdose in a hot tub in 2023.
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Iran Child Bride Escapes Execution In Exchange For Rs 85 Lakh Blood Money
Goli Kouhkan, now 25, was on death row in Iran's Gorgan central prison for seven years. She was arrested at 18 for allegedly taking part in the killing of her abusive husband, Alireza Abil, in May 2018 and was sentenced to 'qisas'.
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Doctor Who Sold Ketamine To 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Called Him "Moron"
Salvador Plasencia was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry.
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Tamil Nadu Man Who Pushed Ex-Girlfriend In Front Of Train Won't Be Hanged
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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Why Is Imran Khan, Former Pakistan PM, In Jail? See List Of Allegations
The former cricketer-turned-politician was arrested at his Lahore residence in August 2023 when an Islamabad court handed him a three-year jail sentence following his conviction in a corruption case.
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"It Is Being Examined": India On Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina Extradition Request
India said that it has received Bangladesh's request to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and is now examining it as a part of ongoing judicial and internal legal processes.
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10 Kg Gold Seized From Sheikh Hasina's Bank Lockers: Official
Anti-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have seized about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of gold worth about $1.3 million from bank lockers belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, officials said on Wednesday.
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32-Year-Old Telangana Man Gets Death Penalty For Murdering Wife, 2 Children
A court in Vikarabad district on Thursday awarded a death sentence to a 32-year-old man for brutally murdering his wife and two children in August 2019.
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Opinion | These Are India's Options Against Sheikh Hasina's Death Sentence
Bangladesh's domestic war crimes court - the International Crimes Tribunal - has sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death after a trial in absentia. This verdict raises many questions.
