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In Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab, May 1980, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India while upholding the constitutionality of the death penalty in India, also laid down an elaborate sentencing framework, requiring sentencing judges to impose the punishment only in the 'rarest of rare' cases. [67]
Rasha alias Raghuraj Singh, executed on 9 September 1947 at Jabalpur Central Jail, is presumed to be the first person executed in independent India. [3] Akshay Thakur, Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma, who were hanged on 20 March 2020, were the last persons to be executed in India. Rattan Bai Jain, executed on 3 January 1955 at Tihar ...
In December 2015, Mongolia repealed the death penalty for all crimes. [23] India rarely executes criminals, carrying out just 30 executions since 1991. [24] India most recently executed 4 perpetrators of a gang rape and murder case in March 2020. [25] Japan sometimes executes criminals, carrying out 130 executions since 1993.
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The Marshall Project reports on the evolving perception and status of the right for death penalty defendants to present mitigating evidence that could sway a jury.
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However, this past Monday, The Rachel Maddow Show attracted just 1.3 million total viewers and a paltry 84,000 in the key 25-54 demographic. (It still more than tripled its CNN 9 p.m. competition ...