Vishwanath, Neetika
Human Sacrifice, Sentencing and the Death Penalty: Failings of the Supreme Court - Economic and political weekly - 55(8), Feb 2020. p.12-14
In the judicial discourse on the relationship between human sacrifice and punishment in criminal law, there are glaring errors. Looking closely at the Supreme Court’s judgment in Ishwari Lal Yadav v State of Chhattisgarh, the deviation from the principle of individualised sentencing and the consequences of ignoring evidence on the complex anthropological and psychological dimensions of human sacrifice are reflected upon.- Reproduced
Death Penalty
Supreme court - India
Human Sacrifice, Sentencing and the Death Penalty: Failings of the Supreme Court - Economic and political weekly - 55(8), Feb 2020. p.12-14
In the judicial discourse on the relationship between human sacrifice and punishment in criminal law, there are glaring errors. Looking closely at the Supreme Court’s judgment in Ishwari Lal Yadav v State of Chhattisgarh, the deviation from the principle of individualised sentencing and the consequences of ignoring evidence on the complex anthropological and psychological dimensions of human sacrifice are reflected upon.- Reproduced
Death Penalty
Supreme court - India