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Death Penalty in India: Constitutional Validity and Global Trends

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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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DEATH PENALTY IN INDIA: CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY AND GLOBAL TRENDS

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Published On: December 6th 2025 Authored By: Ishan Goutam Baruah N.E.F. Law College (affiliated with Gauhati University), Guwahati Introduction The question of death penalty in India is quite controversial because this question is entrenched in the system of constitutional law and the international discussion of human rights. In this article, the issue of the constitutional

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Death Penalty in India: Constitutional Validity and Global Trends

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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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Death Penalty in India and its Constitutional Validity with Global Trends

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Published On: December 3rd 2025 Authored By: Vaishali Jain Fairfield Institute of Management and Technology, GGSIPU Introduction The death penalty, or capital punishment, is still one of the most controversial topics in modern law and human rights discussions. The discourse regarding the constitutional legitimacy of capital punishment in India has undergone substantial transformation since independence,

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Case Comment: Nirbhaya Case (Delhi Gang Rape Case 2012) 

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Published on 01st September 2025 Authored By: Shraddha Trivedi Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak Case Name: Mukesh & Anr v State for NCT of Delhi & Anr  Citation: (2017) 6 SCC 1  Court: Supreme Court of India  Bench: Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R. Banumathi, Justice Ashok Bhushan  Date of Judgment: May 5, 2017  Introduction  The

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