Convicts

SC pulls up Election Commission for 'unclear' stand on barring convicted lawmakers from contesting polls

Supreme Court pulled up the Election Commission for not taking a clear stand on a plea seeking a lifetime bar on convicted politicians from contesting elections,

Indrani Mukherjea among 200 booked for rioting in Byculla Jail post convict's death; officials say she instigated prisoners

Nearly 200 inmates from Byculla Jail, including Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, have been booked for rioting and other offences following the death of a woman convict.

No parole for rapists, murderers in Maharashtra: State Prisons Rules amended

Convicts serving jail sentence for rape, rape and murder and dacoity in Maharashtra will not be eligible for "regular" parole, as per the amendments to the prison rules made in the backdrop of a convict jumping parole in a sensational murder case in Mumbai.

Eight members of Hyderabad's 'snake gang' convicted for dacoity, sexual assault

A court convicted eight members of the notorious 'snake gang' in connection with a range of criminal offences, including dacoity and assault

Delhi gangrape and murder convicts held guilty in robbery case

Four death row convicts in the 16 December gangrape and murder case were on Thursday held guilty of kidnapping and dacoity by a Delhi court in a separate robbery case.

Egypt hangs six convicted Islamist militants

Egyptian authorities hanged six men convicted of killing soldiers today, police said, ignoring appeals to spare them amid allegations two of them had been in custody at the time of their alleged crimes.

Indonesia says executions won't be delayed despite mercy pleas

Indonesia's president said on Tuesday the planned execution of 11 convicts on death row, most on drugs charges, would not be delayed.

Delhi: Court convicts youth who chewed off cops finger

A court here has convicted a youth, who had robbed a West Bengal-based trader at knife point and later chewed off a finger of a policeman who nabbed him after a scuffle here in 2007.

Modi govt to release undertrials who have served half their maximum terms

In a move that would tackle the severe congestion in Indian prisons, the Union Government has started work on a system where undertrials, who have served at least half of their would be sentence, will be released from prison.

2004 Kumbakonam fire tragedy: Two convicts file petition for acquittal

Two officials of the Education Department, who were convicted in the 2004 Kumbakonam School fire tragedy, filed petitions seeking suspension of sentence.