SC mandates mandatory mitigation reports to ensure fair death‑penalty sentencing.
The death penalty in India, retained for the "rarest of rare" cases, must balance the constitutional guarantee of life under Article 21 with the State's punitive powers. The 2026 SC guidelines aim to plug procedural lacunae by mandating systematic mitigation assessment, thereby strengthening procedural fairness and legal aid mechanisms.
GS Paper II (Polity) – Analyse how the Supreme Court's 2026 directives on mitigation reports enhance judicial oversight and align with the principle of proportionality in capital punishment, and evaluate their impact on broader criminal‑justice reforms.
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SC mandates mandatory mitigation reports to ensure fair death‑penalty sentencing.
The death penalty in India, retained for the "rarest of rare" cases, must balance the constitutional guarantee of life under Article 21 with the State's punitive powers. The 2026 SC guidelines aim to plug procedural lacunae by mandating systematic mitigation assessment, thereby strengthening procedural fairness and legal aid mechanisms.
GS Paper II (Polity) – Analyse how the Supreme Court's 2026 directives on mitigation reports enhance judicial oversight and align with the principle of proportionality in capital punishment, and evaluate their impact on broader criminal‑justice reforms.