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9 years after NH-91 horror, UP court convicts 5 in mother-daughter gangrape, sentencing tomorrow | India News

MEERUT/BULANDSHAHR: Nine years after the horrific gang rape of a woman and her young daughter on a stretch of National Highway-91 in Uttar Pradesh as male members of the family, tied and assaulted by robbers, begged and cried for mercy, a special Pocso court in Bulandshahr convicted five men for the gruesome crime on Saturday….

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Another setback for Sheikh Hasina: Ousted Bangladesh PM handed 21 years in prison in corruption cases; children face sentencing

A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases linked to alleged irregularities in land allocations under a government housing project. The verdict adds to the mounting legal troubles facing Hasina, who is already under a separate death sentence for her role in last…

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No undue leniency or excessive severity in sentencing: SC | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has cautioned trial courts and HCs against undue leniency or excessive severity while imposing punishment on a person convicted of an offence and said that deviation from this time-tested sentencing policy could erode public faith in the judiciary or lead to injustice.“Undue leniency can cause public confidence in the justice system…

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