The government is “not ready to evolve” with changing times, said the Supreme Court on Wednesday while criticising the Centre for opposing a suggestion to give convicts facing the death penalty the option to choose a lethal injection as a mode to carry out their punishment, reported Live Law.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a public interest litigation seeking to abolish the practice of executing a death row convict by hanging.
On Wednesday, the petitioner, advocate Rishi Malhotra, told the court that prisoners should be given the option to choose between hanging or a lethal injection, Live Law reported.
“Lethal injection is quick, humane and decent, as opposed to hanging, which is cruel, barbaric and lingering…for 40 minutes, the body lingers on the rope,” said Malhotra.
The Centre said in its counter-affidavit that giving convicts a choice was “not feasible”, PTI reported.
In response, the court said that the government was “not ready to evolve”, according to Live Law. “It is a very old procedure, things have changed over a period of time,” it added.
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on November 11.
The petition was filed by Malhotra in 2017. He argued that death by hanging involves “prolonged pain and suffering” and contended that it should be replaced with intravenous lethal injection, shooting,...
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