The Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty provision in Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code is not unreasonable and does not violate Articles 19 or 21. It held that the death penalty must be confined to the ‘rarest of rare cases’.
The Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty provision in Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code is not unreasonable and does not violate Articles 19 or 21. It held that the death penalty must be confined to the ‘rarest of rare cases’.