Two 'Wolf Pack' rapists use Spanish law change to trim sentencesA Spanish court has reduced the sentences of two men convicted in the 2016 'Wolf Pack' gang rape, due to a loophole in a new sexual crimes ...
27 Feb, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
High court rejects bail plea of former UP minister Gayatri Prasad PrajapatiThe Allahabad High Court has denied bail to former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, who is serving a life sentence for gang...
20 Sep, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
Bilkis Bano case: Over 6,000 citizens demand revoking remission of convictsBilkis Bano was 21-years-old and five months pregnant when she was gang-raped while fleeing the violence that broke out after the Godhra tr...
18 Aug, 2022, 07.45 PM IST
Bilkis Bano case: All 11 life imprisonment convicts released under Gujarat government's remission policyThe apex court had directed the Gujarat government to look into the issue of remission of his sentence following which the government forme...
15 Aug, 2022, 09.14 PM IST
President gives assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) ActThe amendment replaces the criminal law amendment ordinance promulgated on April 21 after the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua and...
12 Aug, 2018, 02.37 PM IST
Cabinet nod to introduce bill in Parliament providing for death penalty for rape of girl below 12 yearsThe bill stipulates stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape, particularly of girls below 12 years. Death sentence has been provided f...
18 Jul, 2018, 06.32 PM IST
Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill to be introduced in monsoon session of ParliamentThe amendment bill, once approved by Parliament, will replace the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated on April 21.
10 Jul, 2018, 05.42 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: SC to hear review plea in DecemberA bench of Chief Justices Dipak Misra and Justices R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan posted the review plea for December 12 when their lawyer w...
14 Nov, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
Supreme Court appoints 2 top lawyers for Nirbhaya case convictsAlmost two years after staying the execution of death sentence of the four condemned prisoners, the apex court began final hearing on their...
09 Apr, 2016, 11.16 AM IST
Juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case to be monitored after releaseLast month, Union minister Maneka Gandhi had advocated that a 'close watch' be kept on the convict after he completes his sentence.
03 Dec, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
Shakti Mills rape: no relief to convicts from HC on new chargeThe Bombay High Court today refused to interfere "at this stage" with the sessions court's decision to frame a fresh charge for a repeat of...
27 Mar, 2014, 07.14 PM IST
Justice served in Delhi gang rape case: Shivraj Singh ChouhanChouhan today welcomed the death penalty for the four accused in Delhi gang rape case and said it will act as a deterrent against such hein...
13 Sep, 2013, 05.34 PM IST
- Death penalty for rape in 'rarest of rare cases'
India's cabinet has approved harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty, after a brutal gang-rape in New Delhi that spark...
02 Feb, 2013, 03.43 PM IST
- Delhi gang rape: Culprits should be hanged, says Pravin Togadia
Togadia, the international working president of VHP, today said the culprits of Delhi gang-rape case must be given the death sentence.
30 Dec, 2012, 09.28 PM IST
Delhi gang rape: PM Manmohan Singh wants Sushilkumar Shinde to ensure sense of security in DelhiSingh asked Shinde to take all measures to see that there is no recurrence of the incidents like the recent gang-rape of 23-year-old girl.
22 Dec, 2012, 05.43 PM IST
- 11 get life term in Bilkis rape case
A special court here on Monday sentenced 11 persons to life imprisonment for their involvement in Bilkis Bano gang-rape and murder of eight...
22 Jan, 2008, 03.00 AM IST
- 12 convicted in Bilkis Bano rape case
Twelve persons, including a police official, were convicted by a special court here on Friday in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case related to ...
18 Jan, 2008, 07.58 PM IST