CASE COMMENTARY ON BACHAN SINGH V. STATE OF PUNJAB

Author – ANANYA PRADEEP KATTIMANI, Student at RV Institute of Legal Studies

Best Citation – ANANYA PRADEEP KATTIMANI, CASE COMMENTARY ON BACHAN SINGH V. STATE OF PUNJAB, Voice of Freedom and Rights, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 57-61, ISBN – 978-81-961120-1-1.

ABSTRACT

Various countries have different outlooks towards the mode of imposing punishments for the various offences committed. In Arab countries, the retributive mode of punishment is observed which is a mode of vengeance with the theory of “an eye for an eye”. In India, a combination of the deterrent mode and the reformative mode of punishment is followed since our criminal justice system is based on the principle of “hate the sin, not the sinner” as famously said by Mahatma Gandhi. Hence, the topic of the death penalty was debated, discussed and studied for a long time yet there was no conclusive statement regarding the retention or abolishment of the provision relating to this respective type of punishment.

KEYWORDS: Supreme Court, State, Constitution, Punjab, Union, Parliament.