Tag: Life imprisonment

A Delhi court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for a 2015 murder case, emphasizing that undue sympathy resulting in a lighter sentence would damage the justice system and erode public trust in the law’s effectiveness.

A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The verdict was delivered by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, who found Kumar guilty of the murders of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984.

Notorious gangster Chhota Rajan, whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty. A Mumbai court delivered the verdict on Thursday, marking a significant moment in the long-standing case.

In a significant development, gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has been handed a life sentence by a special Varanasi court in a three-decade-old fake gun license case. The MP-MLA court, presided over by Judge Awanish Gautam, also imposed a hefty fine amounting to ₹2 lakh on Ansari, under various penal provisions, as confirmed by district government counsel Vinay Singh.

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of Ariz Khan for his role in the 2008 Batla House encounter, which resulted in the killing of Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma. While the conviction is upheld, the death sentence has been commuted to life imprisonment, following a plea filed by Khan.

Former Odisha MLA and 12 others have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of a police inspector during a protest against land acquisition for a Tata Steel plant in 1998. The incident led to the tragic death of Reserve Inspector Binay Meher. The verdict, pronounced by an Odisha court, has resulted in the conviction of Nagireddy Narayan Reddy and others under Section 302 of IPC. Reddy expressed dissatisfaction with the judgment, vowing to appeal in the higher court. The case highlights the importance of maintaining law and order during protests and seeking peaceful resolutions to public grievances.