No Data To Conclusively Establish That Imposition Of Death Penalty Leads To Reduction Of Crime: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

While observing that there is no statistical data to conclusively establish that imposition of death penalty will definitely lead to reduction of crime committed by others in society, the Calcutta High Court allowed the Death Reference Appeal of a habitual offender. The Appellant-convict, Ansar Rahmanand had been convicted for possession of heroin above commercial quantity...