The capital punishment is a subject of great debate not only in India, but also across the world. While some countries have abolished this practice terming it inhuman and degrading, others have retained it as a means of deterrence. In India, the death penalty continues to be in practice. The author in this book argues that the death penalty be abolished in India. She strengthens her argument with the help of a personal narrative recounting her experience as a lawyer in arguing a case in the Supreme Court, in which four young men had been sentenced to death by the trial court. The sentence of death delivered by the trial court was upheld by the Bombay High Court. The author, however, along with her senior successfully defended the accused in the Supreme Court, and got theirdeath penalty converted to life imprisonment. To further supplement her position against the death penalty, the author critically analyses the landmark cases, which have shaped the law on the capital punishment in India, and interprets the views of experts on the subject. She also examines a few foreign jurisdictions, and provides a comparative perspective on the issue of the death penalty.
By:
Aparna Jha (Advocate Advocate Supreme Court of India)
Imprint: OUP India
Dimensions:
Height: 206mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 288g
ISBN: 9780199489633
ISBN 10: 0199489637
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 15 January 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. The Case of the Four Boys 2. Bachan Singh 3. Machchi Singh 4. Swamy Shraddananda 5. Dhananjoy Chatterjee 6. The Mumbai Bomb Blasts 7. Law is Not Mathematics 8. Bodies on the Hillock 9. Guns, Knives, and Swords 10. At the Supreme Court 11. Burning the Midnight Oil 12. Finding Flaws and Loopholes 13. No Eyewitnesses, My Lords! 14. The Star Witnesses 15. Other Witnesses 16. Skulls and Bones 17. The Final Lap 18. The Final Lap II 19. The Judgment 20. Afterwards 22. The Abolition of the Death Penalty: Global Perspectives 23. Death Penalty Creates No Deterrence: Hard Facts 24. Food for Thought
Aparna Jha is a lawyer practicising in the Supreme Court of India.
