Tag: Indian courts

By Arul Louis, United Nations : The Indian courts gave 109 death sentences last year, but the country did not execute anyone, according to Amnesty International. The number of death sentences imposed last year were 27 fewer than the 136 in 2016, the human rights organisation said in its report, "Death Sentences and Executions 2017", released here on Thursday. Last year, 51 death penalties were imposed for murder alone, down from 87 in 2016, the London-based organisation said quoting the National Law University's Centre on Death Penalty. For murder charges involving sex offences,...