Dr Muralidhar highlighted that even after 76 years of independence, certain aspects of criminal law remain unchanged, citing the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908 which is still used to ban organizations.
While some of the provisions are laudable, if someone is up to mischief, people can be in a lot of trouble, former Delhi High Court judge Mukta Gupta said.
According to data, there were 541 and 490 death row inmates at the end of 2022 and 2021, respectively, and 167 and 146 death sentences were awarded in 2022 and 2021.
A previous article discussed the changes made in the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”) concerning the opportunity of hearing granted to the accused before taking cognizance of an offence.