Death penalty by lethal injection, shooting or electrocution? SC rejects plea

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46% : The panel could include experts in law, forensic medicine, neuroscience, criminology and other related fields, according to the report.The panel can examine whether another method of execution would cause less unnecessary pain while protecting the dignity of death row prisoners.During the hearing, Project 39A also gave its views on alternatives to hanging.
45% : It said lethal injection, which has been used widely in the US, has itself faced problems and has not always been successful, according to LiveLaw.The Supreme Court ultimately dismissed the petition but left open the possibility of examining the issue again if new scientific or medical evidence becomes available.For now, hanging will continue to be the method of execution for death sentences, while the Centre remains free to examine whether another method would cause less pain and suffering.
40% : The court also said the Centre can set up an expert panel to examine whether another method of execution would reduce pain and protect the dignity of death row prisoners.Why was a plea filed against hanging as a method of execution?The petition was filed by senior advocate Rishi Malhotra, who challenged the law that provides for hanging as the method of executing a death sentence, according to a LiveLaw report.Section 354(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure says that a person sentenced to death should be "hanged by the neck till he is dead".Malhotra's plea sought to replace hanging with other methods, including lethal injection, shooting, electrocution or a gas chamber.
39% : The Supreme Court has refused to scrap hanging as the method of executing the death penalty, but said the issue can be looked at again if new scientific or medical evidence shows that another method causes less pain.

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