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Supreme Court Acquits Convict On Death Row; Orders Immediate Release

Awstika Das

23 Aug 2023 5:31 PM IST

    • Supreme Court Acquits Convict On Death Row; Orders Immediate Release

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a death row prisoner convicted in the murder of his two brothers and own son. This verdict was delivered by a three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha, and Prashant Kumar Mishra after hearing the convict’s plea against the Allahabad High Court confirming the death sentence handed to him by a Uttar Pradesh sessions court in 2017....

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    Supreme CourtDeath Row ConvictDeath SentenceAcquittal of Death Row ConvictProject 39A NLUDJustice B R GavaiJustice P S NarasimhaJustice Prashant Kumar MishraIrfan @ Naka v. State of Uttar Pradesh
    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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