Student at Amity University, Kolkata, India
Student at Amity University, Kolkata, India
A Book titled “Control Theory of Delinquency” by Emile Durkheim pointed out that Punishment to criminals plays in important role in the maintenance of the society unanimity. Just like as India is developing the crime rate is also increasing. There are lots of legislations in India to stop & prevent crimes. The punishment for each and every crime must be severe so that it acts as a lesson for wrongdoers. There are several punishments available as per IPC, like Capital Punishment, Life Imprisonment, Imprisonment etc. Amongst which Capital Punishment is the most severe form of Punishment. This paper states about the status of Capital Punishment in India & also lays down an emphasis on Whether Capital Punishment is required for a severe offence like Rape. In this research paper the rarest of cases has also been explained. This article has a detailed view about the capital punishment in India and its interpretation.
Research Paper
International Journal of Legal Science and Innovation, Volume 3, Issue 3, Page 52 - 61
DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLSI.11691This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution -NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits remixing, adapting, and building upon the work for non-commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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