Supreme Court Dismisses Petition to Replace Hanging with Lethal Injection

The Supreme Court has rejected a petition that aimed to substitute the current method of execution by hanging with alternative forms, such as lethal injection, which was described as less painful. The decision was made by a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The court’s ruling follows a [...] The post Supreme Court Dismisses Petition to Replace Hanging with Lethal Injection appeared first on The CSR Journal .