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Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking abolition of execution by hanging

The petition had sought abolition of the practice of executing a death row convict by hanging and replacing it with less painful methods such as intravenous lethal injection, shooting, electrocution or gas chamber

18 Aug 2026 12:52 pm