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Law Panel Recommendations on the Death Penalty
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The Commission noted that in the last 15 years, Indian trial courts have on average sentenced nearly 120 people to death annually
The Centre insists on death for Rajiv Gandhi assassins
Argues convicts not traumatised, took part in cultural events
Geelani’s Litany
On death row before he was let off, he sees a mockery of justice in capital punishment
A Nation without Hangmen
India does not have a single active hangman today. Which should not be surprising; 300 prisoners are awaiting death.
The Hangman of Jalgaon
If Ajmal Kasab has changed his mind about being a martyr and hopes to live, tough luck. Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam has secured the highest number of death sentences in the country, 37.
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