The court is hearing a private petition seeking a more dignified capital punishment. Practiced by some 60 countries, death by hanging is by far the most common method of legal execution. The petition seeks replacement of hanging by lethal injection or shooting. The court, however, said it was willing to reconsider its decision of 1984 upholding hanging as the preferred means of executions. “Once a provision held valid, with the influx of time, can become invalid,” it added, giving the government three weeks to respond.

Source: Hindustan Times October 06, 2017 08:55 UTC