This week, the Supreme Court stayed execution in two death penalty matters. Further, following the principle laid down in Manoj v. State of Madhya Pradesh, it directed psychological evaluation of the accused (Samivel and Deen Dayal Tiwari).Both the executions were stayed by a Bench comprising the CJI, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice J.B. Pardiwala. The Bench...
