Punishment

Search continues for Japanese child left by parents in bear-filled forest

Japanese rescuers scoured thick forest on Monday in search of a seven-year-old boy whose parents left him in mountain woods inhabited by bears as a punishment, in a case that has infuriated the public.

Women who go for abortion should face 'some form of punishment', says Donald Trump

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday that women who end pregnancies should face some sort of punishment if the United States bans abortion.

Manchester United defender Evans denies FA spitting charge

Manchester United defender Jonny Evans has denied a Football Association (FA) charge of spitting at Newcastle United forward Papiss Cisse, the governing body said on Twitter on Friday.

Punishment for bed-wetting: Caretaker burns private parts of five-year-old girl

A 25-year-old woman caretaker of a government recognised shelter home was today sent to jail after she was booked for allegedly getting private parts of a five-year-old girl singed for bed-wetting.

Lucknow: 15-year-old girl set on fire for resisting molestation

A teenage girl has died one week after a gang of men set her on fire as punishment for resisting their attempts to molest her, police said on Wednesday.

Japan's lower house passes bill to make 'revenge porn' a criminal act

Japan's lower house on Tuesday passed a bill criminalising "revenge porn", as it seeks a legal remedy to a growing problem of the Internet age.

China to punish sale of GM crops following illegal trade expose

Chinese authorities have vowed zero tolerance and harsh punishment against those growing and selling GM crops.

Delhi gangrape: What is a 'rarest of rare' crime inviting the death penalty?

As an established rule, death penalty can only be awarded in the “rarest of the rare” cases. But since there is no statutory definition of what rarest of rare means, the debate on each death sentence punishment rages on.

Drunk drivers sentenced to 'menial work' in Delhi hospitals

Two men sentenced to five and ten days imprisonment for drunken driving have been given a chance by a Delhi court to reform themselves by doing community service at government hospitals including doing "menial" jobs there

Errant policeman in Dehradun? Go to the jungles as punishment!

Dehardun Police have decided to adopt a novel method of punishment for policemen found misbehaving with public in which they will spend a day in forest all alone with the bare minimum for survival.