Supreme Court Upholds Hanging As Valid Mode Of Execution, Refuses To Refer 1983 Deena Precedent To Larger Bench

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of Section 354(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to Section 393(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), which mandates hanging by the neck [...]