Tag: life imprisonment
Kathua victim’s father demands escalation of punishment
The Punjab and Haryana High Court heard the plea of the Kathua rape victim's father who said that the rapists must be awarded a death sentence. The intensity and extent of the crime is extreme and he argued that the punishment given to the offenders… Read More
Rajiv Gandhi Assassination convict seeks 6-month parole
Nalini Sriharan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case has sought 6-month parole on account of her daughter's wedding. The court however granted only 30-day parole saying that it was the maximum that the law permitted for a convict sentenced to… Read More
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Is justice served? Three receive life imprisonment in Kathua rape-murder
The horrifying case where an 8-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Kathua received a court verdict where three of the six perpetrators of violence have received a life imprisonment sentence while the rest have been given a five-year jail term. The perpetrators of the… Read More
