A parliamentary committee in India has recommended reducing the proposed seven years’ imprisonment for causing death by negligence to five years. The committee also called for further deliberation on the suggested 10-year jail term for causing death by rash or negligent act and escaping the scene or failing to report the incident.
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Domain experts have urged the Indian government to consider abolishing the death penalty, citing global trends and research data. The parliamentary panel examining the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill (BNS) has left the matter for the government’s decision. The experts highlighted the potential for errors in the judicial system and the need to prevent innocent people from being wrongly sentenced. They also mentioned the increasing global trend of abolishing the death penalty and referred to Supreme Court judgements distancing from capital punishment.
