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Execution by lethal shot: SC says govt isn't 'evolving'

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October 16, 2025

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that “the government is not ready to evolve” after it was informed of the Centre’s opposition to using lethal injections as a mode of execution for death row convicts instead of the current method of hanging.

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY

“The problem is that the government is not ready to evolve... it’s a very old procedure, and things have changed over time,” remarked a two-judge bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. The court was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra seeking removal of the use of hanging as the mode of

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