Crime, Clemency and the Grey Space of Convicts’ Rights

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Op-ed

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Deccan Herald

Abstract

In July, the Supreme Court, in Shubhashankar v State of Karnataka, brought legal proceedings to an end in a sensational case that must be familiar to the residents of Bengaluru. This was the case of a law student called Shubha Shankar, who murdered her fiancée with the help of her boyfriend and other accomplices, because her family had pushed her into an arranged marriage. The case resembles a whodunnit, and someone even made a movie out of it, called Ring Road, since that was the location of the murder.

Year

10-26-2025

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