Mahindra current affairs magazine

Mahindra current affairs magazine

Mahindra current affairs magazine  Published this article page no  54 Death penalty also known as capital punishment is a practice sanctioned by law whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.  It is a matter of active controversy in various countries and states and positions can vary within a single political ideology or cultural region.  India retains capital punishment for a number of serious offences. o Although as per the Article 21 of the Constitution deprivation of life of anyone is unconstitutional. But it is also says if there is a procedure established by law then state can deprive a person from his life. o It is now awarded only in cases of hardened criminals and only in rarest of the rare cases. Arguments in favour of death penalty  Deterrent Theory of Punishment Death penalty acts as a deterrent. If the death sentence is removed the fear that comes in the mind of people committing heinous crimes will be removed. o Further the anticipatory suffering of the criminal who may be kept on death row for many years makes the punishment more severe than just depriving the criminal of life.  Elimination of the criminals. When the public peace is endangered by certain particularly dangerous forms of crime such as terrorism death penalty is the only means of eliminating the offender. o Society must be protected from the risk of a second offences by a criminal who is not executed and who may be released after release may commit murder again.  Severity of crime Justice demands that those convicted of heinous crimes of murder be sentenced to death. o By inflicting death on those who deliberately inflict death on others the death penalty ensures justice for all.  No scope of reformation in some extreme where keeping a person alive would not solve any purpose. o In some cases where the morality of the entire society is shaken death sentence is the only punishment which can be given. E.g. recent brutal rape cases 2611 terrorist attack Mahindra current affairs magazine buy. 


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