Urdu Conclave 2026

Death Penalty

A Bilasipara court in Assam awarded the death penalty to Utpal Roy for raping and murdering a four-year-old girl in 2023.

The Supreme Court refused to prohibit ‘hanging till death’ as an execution method, allowing the Centre to examine viable and humane alternatives.

Patna High Court sets aside death penalty of Lambu Sharma in Arrah blast case, while acquitting several accused and modifying sentences.

The Rohini Court has sentenced the accused to life imprisonment in the 2018 rape & murder case of a 10-year-old boy.

A Tis Hazari court in Delhi sentenced a man to death and his father to life for 2019 rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Nihal Vihar.

The WB govt is likely to introduce a bill in a special Assembly session, aiming to impose the death penalty for rape and murder convicts.