A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta has asked the counsels representing the petitioners and the Attorney General of India, representing the Centre, to file their written briefs, if any, within three weeks.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to provide data which may point to the less painful, more dignified and socially acceptable methods of executing prisoners other than death by hanging.
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): The father of the deceased Unnao rape victim on Thursday demanded death for the culprits who had committed atrocities on his daughter, leading to her death.
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): The Centre in its counter affidavit over a plea seeking an alternative method of execution other than hanging on Tuesday submitted to the Supreme Court that hanging is far safer and quicker than lethal injections or firing squads.
Peshawar [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): A bench of the Peshawar High Court has sought the opinion of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and the Attorney General for Pakistan on a petition filed by a prisoner, seeking its orders for the government to introduce a less painful mode of execution