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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Solitary Confinement and Delay: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India (2022)

November 4, 2022 / Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 21, Constitutional Law with Article 72, Fundamental Rights, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 376, Judges, Offences Against Human Body, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Prisons Act, 1894, Prisons Act, 1894 with Section 29, S. Ravindra Bhat, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to Solitary Confinement and Delay: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether prolonged solitary confinement and delays in processing a mercy petition can be grounds for commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: B.A. Umesh vs. Union of India & Ors. […]

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Supreme Court clarifies rights of death row prisoners regarding facilities and treatment: In Re: Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons (2018)

Rights of Death Row Prisoners: Supreme Court Clarifies Entitlements (2018) Date of the Judgment: December 13, 2018 Citation: I.A. NO. 26542 OF 2018 in WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 406 OF 2013 Judges: Madan B. Lokur, J, S. Abdul Nazeer, J, Deepak Gupta, J Can a prisoner sentenced to death be treated differently from other convicts?