{"id":395274,"date":"2026-09-05T09:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=395274"},"modified":"2026-09-05T09:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T03:49:05","slug":"hanging-as-method-of-execution-review-sc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/09\/05\/hanging-as-method-of-execution-review-sc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SC Refuses Review of Hanging as Method of Execution; Keeps Future Challenge Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court declined to reconsider the constitutional validity of hanging as the method of execution for death sentences in India. The Court noted that no concrete scientific or empirical evidence was placed before it to prove that hanging is unconstitutional or that lethal injection is a more humane alternative. 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