Tag: convict
The Last One Hour Before The Nirbhaya Convicts Were Hanged
It was 3 a.m. on Friday when all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case were taken out from their barracks for a brief time. They were already awake as the "fear to be hanged" did not allow them to sleep. When the jail authorities asked them to finish their routine work and wear the new clothes provided by the jail authorities, they all broke down and fell at the feet of the jail staff.....
SC To Decide If States Can Free Life-term Convicts Before 14 Years
Can a state government frame a policy, irrespective of the gravity of the crime committed, for the release of a life-term convict prematurely before completing 14 years in jail? The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Chief Justice to constitute a Constitution Bench to consider this issue. ....
Madras HC Directs Tamil Nadu Govt To Respond To Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Convict Nalini's Plea
The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu government to respond to the writ petition filed by the Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict S. Nalini to release her from prison without a nod from the Governor. ....
