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Let us know if any prosecution carried out under death penalty provision of SC/ST Act: SC to AG Prevention of Atrocities

Prevention of Atrocities

Let us know if any prosecution carried out under death penalty provision of SC/ST Act: SC to AG

sameerlakra February 27, 2024

Section 3 (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 stipulates mandatory...

Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin hang to death

hang to death

Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin

sameerlakra July 28, 2023

It is second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for Singapore to cease capital punishment...

Singapore executes citizen for trafficking 1kg cannabis

Singapore

Singapore executes citizen for trafficking 1kg cannabis

sameerlakra April 27, 2023

Singapore executed 11 people last year and says the death penalty is an effective deterrent against drugs...

Odisha POCSO court awards death penalty to two in rape-murder case POSCO court

POSCO court

Odisha POCSO court awards death penalty to two in rape-murder case

vacreva December 1, 2022

Odisha POCSO court awards death penalty to two in rape-murder case. The convicts, Asif (34) and Akil...

Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty to Man for Rape & Murder Of 7-Year Old Disabled Girl

Death Penalty

Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty to Man for Rape & Murder Of 7-Year Old Disabled Girl

vacreva August 2, 2022

The Supreme Court in Manoj Pratap Singh v. State of Rajasthan, SLP (Crl.) No(s). 7899-7900 of 2015...