Published On: December 9th 2025 Authored By: Apurva Sharma Bhartiya Vidyapeeth deemed to be University, New Delhi Introduction Capital punishment, often referred to as the death penalty, is one of the most debated issues in modern criminal law. While India continues to retain it under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), its use has become increasingly […]
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Published On: December 8th 2025 Authored By: Mahek Zubeariya Kalinga University Introduction The DEATH PENALTY, or CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, remains a constitutionally valid form of sentencing under the Indian legal system. However, its application is anything but straightforward. The issue is positioned at a crucial intersection of law, human rights, and social justice, creating a profound
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Published On: December 8th 2025 Authored By: Vaibhav Dixit Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur Abstract The death penalty in India remains one of the most debated aspects of the criminal justice system.It’s a legal process where the state executes a person as punishment for a crime. India is one of the few countries that
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Published On: December 8th 2025 Authored By: Anandi Chaturvedi CHANAKYA LAW COLLEGE RUDRAPUR UTTARAKHAND Abstract The death penalty, or capital punishment, remains one of the most contentious issues in legal and human rights discourse globally. In India, its constitutional validity has been repeatedly challenged and upheld by the Supreme Court, but only under the “rarest
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Published On: December 3rd 2025 Authored By: Sweta Sharma Heritage College of Law, Kolkata Introduction The death penalty holds a complex position within Indian constitutional law. Following the landmark decision in Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab, the Supreme Court of India has maintained that the death penalty is constitutionally permissible, but has also placed strict limits on its application through legal safeguards such as the “rarest of the rare” standard and procedural rules. While global trends suggest a gradual move toward the abolition or
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