Commutation of Death Penalty

Bombay High Court frowns upon trial court for relying on Mahabharata to award death sentence
Allahabad High Court commutes death sentence of father, son in 19-year old murder case
Beant Singh assassination case: Convict moves Supreme Court again over delay in deciding mercy plea
"Convict has surrendered before God, praying daily": Orissa High Court commutes death sentence in rape and murder case
Murder of five: Tripura High Court commutes convict's death penalty to life sentence without remission
Chhattisgarh High Court commutes death sentence of man who killed parents over 'ideological differences'
Supreme Court says prior conviction cannot be sole ground to impose death penalty; commutes murder convict's sentence
Rajasthan High Court commutes death penalty of man convicted for rape, murder of 4-year-old; awards him life in jail
Chhattisgarh High Court commutes death sentence of rape convict to life imprisonment
Beant Singh assassination: Supreme Court refuses to commute death penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana; leaves it to government
Not shown that convict was beyond reformation, rehabilitation: Calcutta High Court commutes death penalty for double murder
Death penalty only if no chance of reformation, says Supreme Court; issues notice to police officer for concealing Sundarrajan's conduct
Supreme Court commutes death penalty of Sundarrajan who murdered 7-year-old boy
Beant Singh assassination: Supreme Court reserves verdict in plea by death-row convict to commute sentence
Death sentence of rape and murder convict commuted by Supreme Court on ground of 11-year solitary confinement
Supreme Court dismisses review petition against "every sinner has a future" verdict; upholds commutation of death penalty
Very difficult for courts to impose death penalty since parameters to qualify case as 'rarest of rare' are very high: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Rajasthan High Court commutes death penalty of man wrongly charged for rape, murder of 7-year-old; orders fresh probe
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