Published On: 14th August 2026 Authored By: Ayanika Mour Department of Law, University of Calcutta I. Abstract This Article attempts to point out the relevance of capital punishment. Capital punishment is Death penalty given for heinous and grievous crimes. The goal of this Article is to examine the implication, pros and cons and the procedures […]
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Published On: December 19th 2025 Authored By: Shaik Mazda Bhaskar Law College, Osmania University Introduction The question of whether the death penalty should continue to form part of the criminal justice system has long divided opinion within India and across the world. The issue touches upon fundamental questions of morality, justice, human rights and state
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Published On: December 19th 2025 Authored By: Tanushree Sagar Jaiswal NMIMS Navi Mumbai Introduction The death penalty remains one of the most contentious issues in Indian criminal jurisprudence, embodying a clash between the state’s retributive authority and the individual’s fundamental right to life. While India retains capital punishment for a limited number of offences, judicial
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Published On: December 17th 2025 Authored By: Susmitha Chimmiry KL College of Law ABSTRACT Capital punishment, commonly known as the death penalty, is legally permitted in India for the most serious crimes such as murder, rape, and other serious offences as defined by law. Its origins lie in the principle of retributive justice, aiming to
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Published On: December 12th 2025 Authored By: Arjit Pasayat CMP DEGREE COLLEGE PRAYAGRAJ (UOA) Introduction In hindu culture there are two terms HATYA and VADH, the purpose of both is same, to kill, bu the basic didderence is that the prior one means the unlawfull taking life of some innocent or killing an innocent one(not
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