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Supreme Court Awards Jail For Life to Man For Honor Killing Pregnant Daughter(02.03.2017)
Supreme Court has sent a man from Karnataka to jail for life for killing his pregnant daughter 13 years ago in a case of honour killing.
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Madras High Court: Caste Alone Not Enough to Treat Murder As 'Honour Killing'(01.05.2018)
Madras High Court has observed that a murder cannot be termed as honour killing merely because caste of the accused and deceased was a contributing fa.....
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SC Acquits Accused in Kerala ‘Honour Killing’ Case(29.07.2016)
Supreme Court has acquitted father and son, accused of murder of his minor daughter’s lover, on technical ground that their guilt has not been proven .....
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Mardas HC Pulls Up TN Govt. over Honour Killing Attacks(21.07.2016)
Madras HC has pulled up Tamil Nadu Government for ‘administrative lapses’ in attacks at three villages in Dharmapuri district in November 2012 reporte.....
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Delhi HC Grants Police Protection to Inter Faith Couple Apprehending Honour Killing(01.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted police protection to an inter faith couple who was apprehending honour killing at the hands of woman's family members, af.....
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Madras HC Directs State to File Reply on Steps Taken to Prevent Honour Killings(04.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the State government to file a status report on the steps taken to implement directions issued by it in April 2016 for .....
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Madras HC Denies Bail to Accused in Honour Killing Case(01.07.2016)
Madras High Court has denied bail to an accused in the brutal murder of a Dalit youth at a bus stand in full public view in a suspected honour killing.....
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CIC Suggests Declaration of Threat of Honour Killing in Marriage Form(12.08.2016)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has suggested to Central and State Governments to include a declaration by couple who intend to have a court marr.....
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Nashik Honour Killing: Bombay High Court Upholds Death Penalty for Man Who Killed Pregnant Daughter(07.08.2019)
Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and death penalty given to a 38-year-old man by a Nashik Court in northern Maharashtra in a case of honour.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Status Report from Govt. on Setting Up Special Cell for Honour Killing Victims(13.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Principal Secretary (Home) of the Delhi Government to file a status report in a plea seeking strict compliance with .....
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Madras High Court Commutes Death Sentence of Brother; Acquits Two in Honour Killing Case(09.06.2022)
Madras High Court has commuted the death sentence of one Convict to life imprisonment in the Kannagi-Murugesan Honour Killing case and acquitted two c.....
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Telangana High Court Seeks Report on Honour Killings(23.08.2019)
Telangana High Court has directed State Director General of Police Mahender Reddy to provide clearer details of honour killing cases in the State. The.....
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Punjab and Haryana HC Directs Haryana DGP to Initiate SIT Probe over Honour Killing of Banur Youth(15.12.2016)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) to get alleged honour killing of Banur youth case investigated by.....
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Bombay HC Sets Aside Life Sentence; Says Father Had No Intention to Kill in an Honour Killing Case(17.10.2022)
Bombay High Court set aside the life sentence awarded to a carpenter and his son in an honour killing case and instead ruled them guilty of culpable h.....
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Madras High Court: Honour Killing is a Shameful Act and an Extreme Manifestation of Casteism(15.06.2026)
While hearing a bail plea in the Kavin honour killing case, the Madras High Court expressed concern over rising caste-based violence in Tamil Nadu, no.....
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