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The Allahabad High Court upheld the murder convictions of two individuals for an offence committed in 1980 in Sultanpur. The Court set aside their life sentences after determining that both convicts were juveniles at the time of the offence, remitting the matter to the Juvenile Justice Board for further proceedings.
The Kerala High Court has directed the UIDAI to assist the state police in a 2016 double murder investigation by matching crime scene fingerprints with biometric data available in its database for the Coimbatore district. The court order, passed by Justice G. Girish, aims to identify unknown suspects in the cold case involving the murder of a couple.
On 20 June 2026, a special CBI court in Mumbai acquitted former Maharashtra minister Padamsinh Patil and seven co-accused in the 2006 murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar and his driver due to insufficient evidence. Following this acquittal, both the CBI and the victim's family filed separate appeals in the Bombay High Court as of 13 October 2026 to challenge the verdict.
Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. His appeal against this conviction was pending before the Supreme Court as of 23 April 2026. Sajjan Kumar died at the age of 80 at Safdarjung Hospital on 13 September 2026 while serving his sentence.
Six persons accused of indiscriminate firing to kill a man in broad daylight in 2001 were acquitted by the Supreme Court after more than a decade of appellate proceedings. One accused had served a life sentence awarded by the trial court and upheld by the Patna High Court in 2015. The Supreme Court concluded that no proper investigation had taken place and quashed the case.
The Allahabad High Court set aside the conviction under Section 396 IPC (dacoity with murder) against Krishna Pal and others. The Court found that the prosecution failed to establish that dacoity was the primary intention and that murder was committed in the course of dacoity.
A Sessions Court in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, sentenced seven cow vigilantes to life imprisonment on 13 June 2026 for a 2022 mob lynching. Following the verdict, the presiding judge received death threats and communal abuse, resulting in the Madhya Pradesh High Court ordering police protection for her on 3 July 2026.
An Allahabad High Court granted bail to Abid, who was convicted in 2005 for the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal. The bail was granted while Abid's appeal against conviction is pending, with the sentence suspended.
The sessions court initially sentenced seven individuals to death and two to life imprisonment for the murder of neurologist Dr. SD Subbiah. Following an acquittal of all accused by the Madras High Court in June 2024, the Supreme Court set aside the acquittals on 19 May 2026. The Supreme Court restored the convictions of the seven individuals while modifying their sentencing to life imprisonment, with two others permitted to seek pardon.
The Pune Sessions Court sentenced a 24-year-old man to death for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Maval Taluka as reported on 23 March 2024. The Bombay High Court set aside the death sentence and ordered a fresh trial on 16 March 2026.
The CBI's prosecution of gangster Chhota Rajan for the 2001 murder of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty. A special court in Mumbai sentenced him to life imprisonment on 30 May 2024; in September 2025 the Supreme Court cancelled the bail the Bombay High Court had granted him while his appeal is pending.
Arun Gawli was convicted by a special MCOCA court on 24 August 2012 for the 2007 murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, and the Bombay High Court upheld this conviction on 10 December 2019. The Supreme Court of India granted bail to Arun Gawli on 28 August 2025, overturning a previous denial of his plea as reported on 20 February 2025.
The Calcutta High Court commuted the death sentence of Suresh Paswan to a life term with no remission for 50 years. The convict was found guilty in 2019 of the 2013 rape and murder of a toddler in Kidderpore.
Yusuf Alias Sonu was convicted for the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Dehradun. Following a stay of his death sentence by the Supreme Court, the High Court of Uttarakhand issued a judgment on 2 May 2024, referring the criminal matter for confirmation.
B.A. Umesh alias Umesh Reddy is a serial killer convicted for rape and murder who has faced multiple legal challenges regarding his death sentence and solitary confinement. The Supreme Court of India ruled on 4 November 2022 that his decade-long solitary confinement was illegal due to the resulting mental trauma. Most recently, the Karnataka High Court rejected his petition concerning ongoing legal challenges to his conviction and sentencing as reported on 27 February 2024.
Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan was shot dead in her car in South Delhi on September 30, 2008. Four individuals convicted of her murder were granted bail by the Delhi High Court, which suspended their life sentences pending the outcome of their appeals.
Sooraj Kumar was convicted by a trial court for the murder of his wife, Uthra, using a cobra to bite her while she slept. While the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment as reported on 16 October 2021, the Kerala High Court admitted his appeal challenging the conviction and sentence on 4 January 2022.
The Bombay High Court commuted the death sentences of three convicts to life imprisonment in the 2013 Shakti Mills gangrape case. The court upheld their conviction for the gangrape of a photojournalist in Mumbai.
Ankur Panwar was convicted for the 2013 acid attack and subsequent death of Preeti Rathi at Bandra Terminus in Mumbai. The Bombay High Court upheld the conviction but commuted the death penalty awarded by the trial court to life imprisonment, citing the convict's young age and potential for reformation.
The case involves the conviction of two men for the 2007 rape and murder of a BPO employee in Pune. The state government and Union of India contested claims of inordinate delay in the execution of the death penalty before the Bombay High Court.
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