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Crime
Supreme Court judge urges end to leniency, links crime to death sentence commutations
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 09 Oct 2026, 10:54 AM
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A Supreme Court judge said the court's forgiving nature must end, attributing rising crime to the commutation of death sentences. The remark was reported by Hindustan Times.
The judge stated that the Supreme Court's forgiving nature has to end. He linked the increase in crime to the commutation of death sentences. The comments were made in a report published by Hindustan Times. No further details about the judge's identity or the context were provided in the lead. The statement reflects a critique of judicial leniency in capital punishment cases.