Death Penalty in India
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Death Penalty in India

Did you know? India’s first female execution after independence in 1955 was of Rattan Bhai Jain—for poisoning three girls and killing them. As of today, more than 500+ prisoners in India are on death row, and the primary method of execution? Still hanging by the neck until death. But here’s the twist—Despite hundreds on death row, India has carried out only 8 executions since 2000—making it a rare punishment in practice as well.

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Supreme Court Hearing on Kolkata Rape-Murder Case
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Supreme Court Hearing on Kolkata Rape-Murder Case

"If women cannot go to a place of work and be safe, then we are denying them the basic conditions of equality."- This was said by CJI while hearing a matter of the rape and murder of a woman resident doctor found in the state-run R.G. Kar Hospital's seminar room, Kolkata on 9 August 2024.

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