Life Imprisonment

Man awarded death sentence for raping minor daughter in Chennai; victim's mother handed life sentence

The matter came to light in 2020 when the victim studying in Class XI at a school in Chennai revealed it to her friends, who informed it to one of their teachers

Bihar court sentences 14 persons to life imprisonment for murder of Hindi daily journalist in 2008

Vikas Ranjan, who worked for a Hindi daily, was shot dead on 25 November, 2008 while he was coming out of his office in Rosera sub-division of the district

'Hotel Rwanda' hero, Paul Rusesabagina, sentenced to 25 years on terror charges

He was convicted by a high court in Kigali of involvement in a rebel group blamed for a deadly gun, grenade and arson attacks in Rwanda in 2018 and 2019

Kuldeep Singh Sengar gets life term in Unnao rape case; Delhi court orders ex-BJP MLA to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to victim

Delhi's Tis Hazari Court on Friday sentenced BJP's expelled MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar to life imprisonment, who was convicted for raping a woman in Unnao in 2017

Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma seeks premature release; Delhi HC asks Arvind Kejriwal govt to respond

Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma, who has spent about 17 years in jail, has sought premature release and the Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi government to respond to his plea

Uttar Pradesh law panel submits draft bill on mob lynchings to Yogi Adityanath, pushes for life term imprisonment for guilty

Suggesting that such a law may be called the Uttar Pradesh Combating of Mob Lynching Act, the commission specified the responsibilities of police officers and district magistrates, spelling out the punishment for failing in their duty.

Kathua rape and murder case: Victim's father moves HC against acquittal of one accused, seeks stricter sentence for six convicts

The father of the Kathua rape and murder victim moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday seeking enhancement of sentence imposed on six convicts and also challenging the acquittal of one accused

Sarvana Bhavan founder P Rajagopal to serve life sentence in murder case after surrendering before Chennai court

Founder of popular South Indian food chain 'Saravana Bhavan', P Rajagopal surrendered before a sessions court to serve a life term in a murder case.

Bangladesh court sentences nine to death, hands out life term to 25 others for attacking Sheikh Hasina 25 years ago

A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday sentenced nine activists of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance to death and 25 others to life in prison for attacking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 25 years ago. Hasina was leading a nationwide campaign by rail when her coach came under attack upon arriving in Pabna's Ishwardy on 23 September, 1994. Hasina survived the assault carried out during BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's first term as prime minister.

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, one more cop sentenced to life in 1990 custodial death case; judgment on four cops awaited

A Jamnagar Sessions Court has sentenced former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to life imprisonment under IPC 302 in a 1990 custodial death case.