06 September 2017 :
A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow awarded death sentence to a man for killing six persons, including his wife and three children. Terming it as a rarest of rare category case, the Special CBI judge Harish Tripathi held that convict Sarvan would be a threat to the society and hence had no right to live. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 7,000 on Sarvan.
The Osaka District Court on April 15, 2024 dismissed a lawsuit by death row inmates that claimed same-day notifications of executions violate the Constitution — the first ruling of its kind.
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A Nigerian court on March 26, 2024 sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend, a government official told The Associated Press, vowing to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling.
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