A bench of Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, who has sought striking down of the ...

India follows the 'rarest of the rare' principle for the death penalty. But there are no clear guidelines on what is meant by 'rarest of th...

A bill which seeks to provide for stringent punishment, including death penalty or life imprisonment, to those involved in piracy at sea wa...

The plea said the legislature cannot compel courts and inflict upon them the "dubious" and "unconscionable" duty of imposing a "preordained...

A number of activists argue that the introduction of the death penalty would simply lead to a decrease in the already poor conviction rates...

The bill provides for stringent penalties, including jail term and suspension of driving licence, for offences such as juvenile driving, sp...

The provision of death penalty has become a stumbling block for India and Germany to sign a pact for cooperation on criminal matters.

The Indian Law Commission issued its report, concluding that the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent and recommended its abolition.

Following extensive consultations, the panel has proposed that heinous crimes be meted out harsher punishments ranging from 30-60 years.

CPI today protested the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss Bombay blasts case convict Yakub Memon's plea against his execution tomorrow, s...

The road transport ministry has watered down the penalties it had originally proposed in the Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill.

Two Italian marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast, may escape death penalty with the Home Ministry today ag...

The Italian law has no provision for a death penalty. Italy has booked the marines under its laws, which entitles them to a 21-year-long se...

He said death penalty is not the ultimate solution to curb such cases and suggested longer jail term.

"Like in Arab countries, strict laws need to be made with provision for capital punishment," lalu Yadav told reporters.

SC asked the Union government why provisions in some laws mandating compulsory death penalty as punishment be not struck down as unconstitu...

BJP and SAD today made a strong pitch in the Rajya Sabha for abolition of death penalty by asking Government to bring a legislation.