‘Hanging by neck’ under Section 354(5) CrPC challenged by lawyer in Supreme Court for violation of Article 21 and Gian Kaur

‘Hanging by neck’ under Section 354(5) CrPC challenged by lawyer in Supreme Court for violation of Article 21 and Gian Kaur
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A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the vires of Section 354(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which provides for the method of execution of death sentence in India – hanging by neck till the convict is dead.

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