The SC does not allow standalone mental facts to trigger the exception under Section 27, but does not clearly explain why. This
In the backdrop of an alarming rate of executions in Singapore in 2022, Kirsten gives the listeners a first-hand account. The Podcast
The Supreme Court in a recent order referred issues relating to capital sentencing in India to a Constitution bench. Unlike the dominant
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Set in place by a 42-year-old Supreme Court judgement, Indian law requires judges to consider a convict’s life story and the probability
The imagination of legal representation in capital cases is limited to lawyers. Mitigation, however, needs to be conducted by individuals trained in
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