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India-Pakistan |
Eleven jailed for life over Gujarat riots |
2005-12-15 |
![]() The accused were charged with attacking a group of Muslims who had taken shelter in a village school in Panchmahal, said the news agency, quoting the victimsâ lawyer. Armed with sharp weapons, they attacked the group and killed 11 people, including six women and two children who were thrown into a well, while two elderly persons were burnt alive, it said. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 This judgement from October 2005 is relevant to the convicted rioters Life imprisonment means for life, not 14 years, clarifies Supreme Court New Delhi â Life sentence means imprisonment for life and is not equivalent to imprisonment for 14 years or 20 years, the Supreme Court of India has clarified, while dismissing a writ petition â a decision that will have far-reaching implications. Life term punishment is a class of penalty âdifferent from ordinary imprisonment and it must be treated as imprisonment for the remaining period of the convict's natural life,â the apex court has observed. Unless it was commuted or remitted by the appropriate authority, a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment was bound by the law to serve the entire life term in prison, it explained. |
Posted by: john 2005-12-15 15:04 |