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Reports broadly agree that the Supreme Court dismissed the plea to replace hanging, while leaving room for the government to study alternative methods.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Replace Hanging as Execution Method
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The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to declare hanging unconstitutional and replace it with painless execution methods.
Petitioner Rishi Malhotra argued that hanging is cruel and violates the right to die with dignity.
The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta declined to refer the matter to a larger bench.
The court noted that the issue could potentially be revisited if new scientific evidence emerges in the future.
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It suggested that the Centre may establish an expert panel to evaluate alternative execution methods like lethal injection.
Project 39A submitted during hearings that lethal injections also face significant practical challenges.
A past counter affidavit from the Centre maintained that hanging is quick, simple, and comparatively efficient.
The verdict does not preclude the government from reviewing existing execution procedures to minimise pain.
The court ultimately declined to direct any specific legislative changes regarding capital punishment modes.
Legal discussions continue around balancing humane treatment with the practicalities of execution methods.
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Execution methods could change if the Centre establishes an expert panel or if new scientific evidence regarding painless alternatives is presented.
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Reports detail the legal dismissal of the petition by the Supreme Court while outlining the arguments presented by the petitioner and the Centre regarding alternative execution methods like lethal injection. Outlets note the court's observation that the Centre may review procedures through an expert body if fresh scientific evidence arises.
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Death penalty by lethal injection, shooting or electrocution? SC rejects plea
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The Times of India reports that the Supreme Court has dismissed a petition challenging hanging as the method for executing death sentences, while noting that the issue could be revisited if new scientific evidence emerges. The court suggested that the Centre may establish an expert panel to evaluate alternative execution methods. Petitioner Rishi Malhotra had argued that hanging violates the right to die with dignity, whereas Project 39A submitted that lethal injections also face significant practical challenges.
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking ban on hanging as mode of death penalty
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India Legal reports that the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to declare hanging unconstitutional and replace it with a painless execution method. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta declined to refer the Dina judgment to a larger bench, though they clarified the matter is not permanently closed. Petitioner Rishi Malhotra argued that hanging is cruel, while the Centre and Project 39A presented various perspectives on alternative methods like lethal injection during the hearings.
SC rejects plea to replace hanging with lethal injection for death row convicts
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The Assam Tribune reports that the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to abolish hanging and replace it with less painful methods such as lethal injection. The bench clarified that its verdict does not preclude the Centre from reviewing execution methods through an expert body to minimise pain. Petitioner Rishi Malhotra argued that convicts should be given an option, while a past counter affidavit from the Centre maintained that hanging is quick, simple, and comparatively efficient.
Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Replace Hanging as Death Penalty Method
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Open Magazine reports that the Supreme Court has upheld hanging as the prescribed method for executing death sentences by rejecting a plea for alternative methods. The bench stated that the decision does not prevent the Centre from reviewing existing procedures or exploring more humane alternatives based on fresh scientific evidence. The petitioners argued that the State must execute sentences with minimal pain to preserve human dignity, but the court ultimately declined to direct any specific legislative changes.