Only a few political parties in a vast country like India have shown willingness to speak openly against the practice of ruthless killing of convicts through capital punishment. By abandoning this practice (death penalty), India stands for humanity and human dignity. Can do a great service.
Understand why death penalty should be abolished in India.
The Supreme Court has said that for the guilty ‘death by hanging’may consider setting up a panel to look into less traumatic alternatives. most civilized countries capital punishment has been terminated. court In a petition before the convicts, there was a call to abolish the death penalty. However, the court said that it may constitute a committee to make the death of the convicts more humane and less painful.
The apex court’s decision appears to be motivated by the concern for the dignity of human life as the convicts have to suffer a lot of pain and suffering for a long time before they die by hanging.
Death penalty abolished in more than two-thirds of the countries
According to Amnesty International, more than two-thirds of the world’s countries had abolished the death penalty by the end of 2021, while 55 countries, including India, still retain the death penalty. Till December 2022, about 539 convicts faced the death penalty in India, out of which 165 convicts have been sentenced to death in the last year itself.
Which is the highest in two decades. Official data shows that Uttar Pradesh (100) has the highest number of convicts facing the death penalty, followed by Gujarat (61) and Jharkhand (46). The heinous crime of murder carries the death penalty, some In cases political prisoners are also hanged.
2- Crime is not controlled
There is no study that the death penalty deters the heinous crime of murder. In England, where theft was punishable by death for over a century, thieves continued on their chosen path despite knowing it. In fact, there is evidence to the contrary. A criminal convicted of murder or terrorist activity may get a much better punishment than a quick death by spending the rest of his life in prison.
3- The death penalty affects the poor
Various studies have also shown that the death penalty affects the poor more who cannot afford to hire a good lawyer to plead their case. According to the United Nations, this practice exists not only in India but across the world. Then, there is also the issue of the wrongness of a judgement. After the hanging of a convict, new evidence may come to the fore which could prove the innocence of the hanged person.
4- Will you be able to bring back the person who was wrongly sentenced to death?
According to one study, the apex court handed out 60 death sentences and later admitted that it was wrong in 15 of them (25 per cent). Is it possible to bring back a person wrongly sentenced to death? Can we, as human beings, expect the legal system to be fair. Moreover, it is the personal conviction of a judge which decides whether a convict is to live or not. Why is it that some judges accept mercy petitions while others reject them?
5- Need for political will
Some argue that the death penalty is a proportionate response to the murder of an innocent by a criminal who has lost his right to life because of his act. Questions arise as to why the system does not castrate a person accused of rape? Sadly, in a vast country like India, only a few political parties are willing to speak openly against the practice of ruthless killing of convicts through capital punishment. By giving up this practice (death penalty), India can do a great service to humanity and human dignity.
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