Skewed PrioritiesSC Criticizes Madhya Pradesh’s Policy of Rewarding Prosecutors for Securing Death Penalties The Supreme Court criticized the state’s policy to judge the “star prosecutor of the month” based on their ability to secure death sentences. By Devrupa Rakshit
Excessive ExcisePunjab Proposes Death Penalty for Makers of Illegal Liquor Linked to Fatalities The bill is a response to several deaths due to consumption of homemade alcohol last year. By Satviki Sanjay
Live and Let LiveSaudi Arabia Ends Death Penalty For Minors Last week, Saudi Arabia had banned flogging -- a punishment in which the victim is hit repeatedly with a wooden cane. By Devrupa Rakshit
