DEATH PENALTY

17BLA1008
Abishek Sriram S
 Topics to be discussed
 Introduction
 Offences which are covered under death
penalty:
 Discussion Of Landmark Cases Dealing With
The Death Penalty In India
 Law Commission Report
 Why is the entire world in splits over the usage
of Capital Punishment?
 Does Capital Punishment actually stop further
crimes from happening?
 Delay in Execution of Death Sentence
 Causes For Delay In Execution of Death
Sentence
 International Views on Death Penalty
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 Introduction
 Offences which are covered under death
penalty:
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 Why is the entire world in splits over the usage
of Capital Punishment?
 Does Capital Punishment actually stop further
crimes from happening?
 Delay in Execution of Death Sentence
 Causes For Delay In Execution of Death
Sentence
Discussion Of Landmark Cases Dealing With The Death Penalty In
India

 Jagmohan Singh v. State of U.P

 Law Commission Report
 Ediga Anamma v. State of Andhra Pradesh
 India & ICCPR
 the Maneka Gandhi case
 Rajendra Prasad v. State of Uttar Pradesh
 Bachan Singh v State of Punjab
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 Mithu v. State of Punjab
 T.V Vatheeswaram v. State of Tamil
Nadu[xxi] and Sher Singh v. State of Punjab
 Macchi Singh v. State of Punjab
 “rarest of the rare rule”
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 Why is the entire world in splits over the usage
of Capital Punishment?
 Does Capital Punishment actually stop further
crimes from happening?
 Delay in Execution of Death Sentence
 Causes For Delay In Execution of Death
Sentence
 International Views on Death Penalty