Supreme Court Notes Absence of Data Proving Lethal Injection Outperforms Hanging
Table of Contents
- Case Title: Rishi Malhotra v. Union of India
- Case No.: W.P.(Crl.) No. 145/2017
- Coram: Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta
- Court Observation
Case Title: Rishi Malhotra v. Union of India
Case No.: W.P.(Crl.) No. 145/2017
Coram: Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta
Court Observation
“The available material, therefore, does not establish that lethal injection has any added advantage over hanging as a mode of execution of a death sentence. Hence, the argument advanced by the petitioner that lethal injection is a better and more humane mode of execution of the death sentence is totally unconvincing,”
“The material relied upon by the impleader (Project 39A) serves to underscore the inherent complexities and practical difficulties associated with lethal injection and reinforces the necessity of subjecting any proposed alternative method of execution to rigorous constitutional scrutiny before its adoption. Consequently, there is no concrete scientific material on record to satisfy the Court that execution by lethal injection is demonstrably superior or more humane method of carrying out a sentence of death.”
Supreme Court Notes Absence of Data Proving Lethal Injection Outperforms Hanging
