The proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023 that seeks to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code has increased the number of crimes which can attract the death penalty from 11 to 15, according to a parliamentary panel report published last week.
According to the panel’s report, the domain experts consulted by the committee “deliberated at great length about the need to abolish death penalty”.
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