 | Malaysia's parliament vote to axe mandatory death penaltyMalaysia has had a moratorium on executions since 2018, but courts have continued to send inmates to death row. |
 | Supreme Court commutes death penalty of Tamil Nadu man convicted for murdering childThe top court said that it is the duty of the court to inquire into mitigating circumstances as well as to foreclose the possibility of reformation and rehabilitation before imposing the death penalty |
 | Gujarat court awards death sentence to man for killing minor girl by stabbing her 34 timesThe convict has been given a month's time to make an appeal in the high court. |
 | Gorakhpur temple attack: ATS court hands death sentence to accused Ahmed Murtaza AbbasiAn Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduate, Abbasi had tried to forcibly enter the Gorakhnath Muthh premises of which UP CM Yogi Adityanath is head priest, on April 3, last year. |
 | Iran hangs former defense ministry official over spy claimIran’s Mizan news agency, associated with the country’s judiciary, announced Akbari’s hanging without saying when it happened. However, there were rumors he had been executed days earlier. |
 | Iran issues first death sentence after 'riots': JudiciaryMore than 2,000 people had already been charged, nearly half of them in the capital Tehran, since the demonstrations began in mid-September, according to judiciary figures. |
 | Activists urge DCW chief Swati Maliwal to reconsider demand for death penalty for rape of minorsThe activists demanded that focus remains on ensuring the certainty and swiftness of punishment rather than the severity of punishment. |
 | #JusticeforJisha: Convict Ameerul Islam sentenced to death by Ernakulam sessions courtA hearing to decide the quantum of punishment to the lone convict found guilty in the rape and murder of a 30-year-old Dalit law student in Kerala last year, was held in a trial court here yesterday. |
 | ICJ has given no order on 'consular access' for Jadhav: Sartaj AzizAziz said that when it comes to cases involving the death penalty, the international court has always given a stay order. |
 | ICJ rules against Pakistan, stays Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentenceThe decision comes after India on Monday sought the court's intervention for an immediate suspension of Jadhav's death sentence. |
| Immediately suspend Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence: India at ICJIndia is presenting its case first, followed by Pakistan later in the day. Both sides will get 90 minutes each to argue their case before the UN's principal judicial body. |
 | Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence stayed by International Court of JusticeICJ stayed his execution following India's submission that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he was involved in business after retiring from the Navy. |
 | Nirbhaya gang rape: Here is the complete timelineIn December 16, 2012, a paramedical student was brutally gangraped and assaulted by six men in a private bus at New Delhi and thrown out of the moving vehicle along with her male friend. |
 | 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case: SC upholds death sentence for all four convictsThe convicts - Akshay, Pawan, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh - challenged the Delhi High Court order which had sentenced them to the gallows. |
| Pakistan yet to respond to India's demand on Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Gopal BaglayIndia today said it was yet to get a response from Pakistan on its demand for a certified copy of the charge-sheet as well as the military court order awarding death sentence to Jadhav. |
| Taking all measures to gain consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav: VK SinghThe Minister of State for External Affairs today said the government was taking all measures to gain consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav despite Pakistan's denial. |
 | Amid row over Jadhav, India cancels maritime talks with PakistanA delegation led by Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (MSA) was to visit New Delhi during April 16-19 to discuss issues related to fishermen and search and rescue operations. |
| India to appeal against Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence: EnvoyIndia today also demanded from Pakistan a certified copy of the chargesheet as well as the army court order in the case, besides seeking consular access to the retired Indian navy officer. |
| Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India demands copy of charge-sheet, verdictThe Indian side also conveyed that it will appeal the order and is studying the Pakistan Army Act for the same. |
| United Nations evades question on Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentenceThe UN secretary general's spokesperson said that they couldn't take a position on this particular case, further underlining the need for India and Pakistan to find a peaceful solution. |
