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  1. Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

  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.

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    • Action, Crime, Thriller
    • James Wan
    • 2007-08-31
  3. Apr 20, 2019 · Learn about the legal process, methods and constitutional validity of death penalty in India, a country that still practices capital punishment in rarest of rare cases. Find out the types of crimes that can result in a death sentence and the landmark judgements related to this issue.

  4. Apr 2, 2022 · Learn about the legal framework, categories and constitutionality of the death penalty in India. Explore the rarest of rare doctrine, the Nirbhaya case and other examples of capital punishment.

  5. Jan 30, 2024 · As per 'Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics 2022’ report, the Supreme Court awarded the death penalty to only seven people from 2007 to 2022. All death sentences were either set aside or commuted to life in 2023, as they missed the “rarest of rare cases”.

  6. Jun 24, 2024 · Capital punishment is the execution of an offender sentenced to death by a court of law for a criminal offense. Learn about the origins, debates, and controversies of capital punishment in different cultures and religions, as well as the various methods of execution used throughout history.

  7. May 24, 2022 · Death sentences and executions 2021. This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2021. Amnesty International reports only on executions, death sentences and other aspects of the use of the death penalty, such as commutations and exonerations, where there is reasonable confirmation.