Supreme Court issues directions to tackle delay in death penalty cases

The Court held that unreasonable delay in executing death penalty will violate the rights of accused under Article 21 of the Constitution and the Court will be justified in commuting the death penalty of such a convict.
Supreme Court, Death Penalty
Supreme Court, Death Penalty
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The Supreme Court on Monday held that after an order of rejection of mercy petitions by the President or Governor is communicated to a death row convict, the sword of Damocles cannot be kept hanging on him for inordinately long time due to non execution of death warrants [State of Maharashtra v. Pradeep Yashwant Kokade and Others].

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