• Mitigating factors in death penalty cases

  • Mar 28 2025
  • Length: 5 mins
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Mitigating factors in death penalty cases

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  • In Bachan Singh (1980), the Supreme Court introduced the ‘rarest of rare cases’ standard for awarding the death penalty. But how do courts assess mitigating factors during sentencing?

    In this video, we explore the uneven application of these factors, from Bachan Singh to the recent Ramesh A. Naika judgement, where the Supreme Court overturned a death sentence.
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