The Latest Breaking News from Death Penalty

Kochi's Asafak Alam is 1st convict to receive death penalty in Kerala this yr; Lablu Hussain, Nino Mathew, Amer-ul-Islam also sentenced to death for brutal murders. Nirbhaya case influenced conviction in Perumbavoor case, where victim sustained 51 wounds resisting sexual attack.

The proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 has increased the number of crimes which can attract the death penalty from 11 to 15

The state is seeking the death penalty for Shanna Gardner for killing of Jared Bridegan

Friends and families of the eight former Indian Navy personnel detained in Qatar and given the death penalty by a court in the Gulf country remain hopeful for early relief.

Justice Mishra highlighted how cases dealing with serious offences should not be tried in a hurry.

Supreme Court sets aside death penalty of man convicted for rape, murder of 3-month-old, remits matter for de novo trial. SC noted trial was conducted in a "hurried manner" without giving accused proper opportunity to defend himself.

Texas offers religious education to the condemned but rarely values religious growth when considering clemency requests.

There was a rush to hold hearings before the anti-death penalty governor, John Bel Edwards, leaves office in January

Saumya Vishwanathan murder case: A local court reserved its judgment in the 2008 murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan for October 18.