Following a detailed study on the issue, Justice P...
Following a detailed study on the issue, Justice P N Bhagwati was reported as saying that in India only the poor were sent to the gallows
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Following a detailed study on the issue, Justice P N Bhagwati was reported as saying that in India only the poor were sent to the gallows. Bhagwati held that the death sentence is arbitrary and unconstitutional as it violates Article 21 (Right to Life).
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Times of India, 23/12/2002)
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