The High Court confirmed the death penalty without considering mitigating factors, probation, or conduct reports

A February decision is the latest instance of the Court converting a death sentence to life but prematurely closing the door on remission

The Supreme Court’s recent commuting of a death sentence causes us to revisit the tricky question of ‘mitigating circumstances’

Recent decisions of the top court acknowledge the need for procedural reform but there is no sign of the all-important Constitution Bench

We trace key SC Judgments on the death penalty over the years.