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SC suggests lethalinjection option for death row convicts
The Statesman Delhi
|October 16, 2025
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”.
This story is from the October 16, 2025 edition of The Statesman Delhi.
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