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Apex court suggests option of lethal injection for death row convicts
October 16, 2025
|The Statesman Siliguri
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the Union Government's resistance to evolve with time, after it opposed a suggestion that death row convicts be allowed to choose lethal injection as an alternative to execution by hanging.
A Bench, comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to abolish the practice of execution by hanging, terming it a method that causes “prolonged pain and suffering”.
The plea suggests replacing it with intravenous lethal injection, or alternatively, shooting, electrocution, or a gas chamber, as more humane methods. During the hearing, the Bench noted that despite advances in science and global practices, the union remains firm on continuing the traditional method of hanging. Justice Mehta observed,
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