Supreme Court to hearing 40 death penalty cases from September 7

New Delhi :-Supreme Court’s Three-judge bench will start hearing 40 death penalty cases from September 7.

Out of 40 cases related to death penalty, 37 have been appealed by the convicts while three cases have been appealed by the states.

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear 40 cases related to the death penalty from Tuesday, September 7.

A notification was issued by the apex court on September 1. The notification said, “Note that the death cases shown below will be listed for hearing before a three-judge bench with effect from September 7, 2021 (Tuesday).”

Out of forty cases, thirty seven are appeals by convicts while three are appeals by states.

News Source : Bar Bench