CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE: SENTENCING PATTERNS, ARBITRARINESS IN EXECUTIONS, AND THE ROLE OF THE 'RAREST OF RARE' DOCTRINE AND MERCY JURISDICTION

SANNIDHYA SINGH BARTWAL, SANYA SONI, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE: SENTENCING PATTERNS, ARBITRARINESS IN EXECUTIONS, AND THE ROLE OF THE 'RAREST OF RARE' DOCTRINE AND MERCY JURISDICTION., White Black Legal – International Law Journal, ISSN: 2581-8503, Vol. 3, Issue 6, April 2026, pp. 1951-1967. Available at: https://www.whiteblacklegal.co.in/public/details/capital-punishment-in-india-since-independence-sentencing-patterns-arbitrariness-in-executions-and-the-role-of-the-rarest-of-rare-doctrine-and-mercy-jurisdiction-by---sannidhya-singh-bartwal