Indian courts in 2022 awarded a record 165 death sentences, the highest in over two decades, according to the Annual Death Penalty Report published by Project 39A, an advocacy group with the National Law University, New Delhi.

Indian courts gave record 165 death sentences in 2022: Report

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27% drop in award of death penalty in 2017: NLU report

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Indian courts gave record 165 death sentences in 2022: Report

The death penalty around the world

27% drop in award of death penalty in 2017: NLU report