Human Sacrifice, Sentencing and the Death Penalty: Failings of the Supreme Court
By: Vishwanath, Neetika
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BookPublisher: Economic and political weekly Description: 55(8), Feb 2020. p.12-14.Subject(s): Death Penalty | Supreme court - India
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Economic and political weeklySummary: 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
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | 55(8), Feb 2020. p.12-14 | Available | AR122892 |
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
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