The Supreme Court of India has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to two appellants while issuing a series of mandatory directions to reform the process of collecting mitigating and aggravating circumstances in capital punishment cases. A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and Vijay Bishnoi expressed concern over the “troubling trend”
Supreme Court Mandates Early Mitigation Reports in Capital Cases, Sets Guidelines for Trials and Death References
