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  1. Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned practice of killing a person as a punishment for a crime, usually following an authorised, rule-governed process to conclude that the person is responsible for violating norms that warrant said punishment.

  2. Aug 31, 2007 · Death Sentence: Directed by James Wan. With Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Jordan Garrett. Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever.

  3. What is capital punishment in India? Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is awarded in the rarest of rare cases. Section 354 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides a method to execute the death penalty, i.e., "Hanging by the neck until dead." Recently, the convicts of the Nirbhaya case were hanged until death in Tihar Jail.

  4. Apr 20, 2019 · A death sentence is a legal process where a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime committed by him. The judicial decree that someone should be punished in this manner is called a death sentence, while the actual process of killing the person is called an execution.

  5. Apr 2, 2022 · This article is a detailed analysis of the death sentence in India and the categories of offences that come under its purview. The death penalty has long been a contentious issue, based on the deterrence principle of punishment.

  6. Indian Penal Code, 1860. Under the IPC eleven offences are punishable by death. For ex-Murder, Abetment of suicide by a minor or insane person, Dacoity with murder etc. Army Act, 1950, the Air Force Act, 1950 and the Navy Act 1956. A death sentence may also be imposed for a number of offences committed by members of the armed forces.

  7. According to Death Penalty in India (2022) report, the trial courts across the country imposed 165 death sentences in 2022, which is the highest in a single year in the last two decades. Death Penalty in India Report is published by Project 39A, a criminal law reforms advocacy group based in New Delhi.