The Legal and Constitutional Framework of the Death Penalty in India
This abstract discusses the legal and constitutional framework of death penalty in India, tracing it through judicial interpretation and legislative amendment. It outlines key Supreme Court decisions such as Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab which established the doctrine of ‘rarest of rare’ for the capital punishment case and delves into the tension between justice and human rights. The paper also takes into account the public opinion, the role of executive clemency and the influence of international human rights norms, on Indian law.