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In March 2021, the POCSO court of Bulandshahr sentenced Israel, Zulfiqar, and Dilshad to death in this rape and murder case. The court said that the crime was so serious and gruesome that it created an atmosphere of fear in the society.

A special POCSO court in West Bengal’s Siliguri on 7 September sentenced one Md Abbas to death for rape and murder of a minor girl last year.

The seeming inevitability of it getting struck down in a court of law alludes that it could merely be an act to pander to the gallery rather than a true pursuit to seek Justice for women and set a deterrence against heinous crimes.

The new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita sets time limits for deciding mercy petitions, ensuring no commutations citing inordinate delays

The 23-year-old Hindu woman who was assaulted, raped and tortured by 24-year-old Ayan Pathan in Guna, Madhya Pradesh has lost sight in one eye

The cybercrime unit of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Lahore filed a complaint against the student in 2022 on blasphemy charges.

"The information is of such a nature, if given to the Petitioner, may expose these officers to grave danger," Justice Prasad held.

Indian Navy veterans thanked PM Modi for his personal intervention to secure their release from Qatar

A Qatari court accepted the appeal document filed by India against the death penalty awarded to eight Indian sailors in Qatar

The MEA informed that India has appealed against the death sentence awarded to eight of its citizens.