February 4, 2026
Supreme Court of India Confirms No Death Penalties in Three Years; 2025 Sees Highest Death Row Acquittals
The Supreme Court of India did not confirm any death penalty in the last three years. In 2025, it acquitted 10 prisoners from death row, the highest in a decade. Sessions Courts sentenced 128 to death in 2025, but many were later acquitted or had sentences commuted. Report highlights major flaws in death penalty trials.
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