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• Chandigarh - ‘Blind Love for Raja Betas’: HC Tears Into Patriarchy While Jailing Child Rape-Murder Convict for 30 Years

  27 December 2025, by Abolish Death Penalty India
  Updated 26 December 2025 at 17:13 IST The Punjab and Haryana High Court sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for raping and killing a five-year-old girl, while sharply criticising India’s ‘Raja Beta’ culture and blind parental protection rooted in patriarchy. Shruti Sneha | India News (…)

• Bahraich violence: Shot at close range, body riddled with 40 wounds, toes burnt; court awards death penalty in Ram Gopal Mishra murder case

  24 December 2025, by Abolish Death Penalty India
  14 December, 2025 The court rejected claims of provocation linked to a religious flag, detailed how Ram Gopal Mishra was dragged inside a house during Durga immersion chaos, and held misuse of a licensed firearm proved deliberate, barbaric murder. On 11th December, the Bahraich Court awarded the (…)

• Gujarat - Husband Gets Death Sentence For Brutal 2021 Murder In Vapi

  24 December 2025, by Abolish Death Penalty India
  A sessions court in Vapi held the 2021 killing of a woman by her husband to be exceptionally brutal, awarding the death penalty.Published : December 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM IST Vapi (Gujarat): A sessions court in Vapi has sentenced a man to death for the murder of his wife, a case that dates back (…)

• Uttar Pradesh - Court awards death sentence to five in doctor murder case

  22 December 2025, by Abolish Death Penalty India
  Former maid among convicts; two accused acquitted for lack of evidenceTribune News ServiceKurukshetra, Updated At : 02:45 AM Dec 22, 2025 IST A Kurukshetra court has awarded the death penalty to five persons for the murder of Dr Vanita Arora and dacoity at her residence in 2023. The judgment was (…)

• ‘Reformation not considered’: Gujarat High Court commutes capital punishment of rape convict to life term

  18 December 2025, by Abolish Death Penalty India
  While considering the jail report, the high court noted that the convict’s conduct in the jail is good, and held that the trial court did not undertake any such exercise to verify the aspect leading towards reformative measures. Written by Ashish Shaji New Delhi | Updated: December 16, 2025 (…)

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