Capital punishment What is capital punishment ? Capital punishment is also known as a death penalty, execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction of a criminal offence by a court of law. Indian criminal justice system is one of the important parts of capital punishment. In the 1980 Bachan singh judgment , the supreme court ruled that the death penalty should only be used in the “rarest of rare” cases,but it is not clear what defines the rarest of the rare . In India , it is awarded for the most serious of crimes . It is awarded for heinousness and grievous crimes . Article 21 says that no person shall be deprived of ‘right to life’ which is promised to every citizen in India . In India , various offences such as criminal conspiracy ,murder ,war against the government , abetment of mutiny ,dacoity with murder , and anti-terrorism are punishable with death sentences under Indian Penal Code (IPC) . The president has the power to grant mercy in a case of death penalty
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