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The apex court of India had granted the plea of former Rajiv Gandhi's assassins by commuting their death sentence to life term imprisonment today a short while ago. The Supreme Court has also given authority to the state government to decide if the murderers should be released or kept in prison.

Bringing relief to the convicted offenders with death penalty, the Apex court has commuted death sentence into life term imprisonment on the basis of delay in considering over the mercy pleas asked by the convicted prisoners. The panel of a bench was headed by 40th Chief Justice of our country, P. Sathasivam.

Four convicts awarded life time imprisonment by city session court, headed by Principal sessions judge Shalini Phansalkar Joshi, for the involvement in Shakti Mills gang rape cases that happened in central Mumbai previous year.

The sentence for three Shakti Mills gang-rape convicts, who were found guilty for two rape cases, will be pronounced today by the session court in Mumbai and they may face death sentence as on Thursday the three were booked under IPC section 376 (E), a new legal provision under which repeat offenders may face death sentence or life-term imprisonment.

A fast track court sentenced a man to 18 months rigorous imprisonment for an attempt to rape Archana Joglekar. The case ends after thirteen years passed from the time the crime was committed. The bollywood actress now lives in New Jersy, US. Convicting Bhubanananda Panda alias Bhubana, Judge Adit

Adding more changes to the history again, the Apex Court has nodded to commute the death sentence of Bhullar into life term today.

The pages of Nitish Katara's murder case will be opened today after twelve years and the Delhi High Court will deliver its verdict after hearing the plea that was filed by Vikas Yadav and Vishal Yadav. The appellants have political roots since former is a son and latter is nephew of politician DP Yadav. Both appellants were already convicted by the trial court and were granted lifetime imprisonment 6 years ago.