Rishi Malhotra & Anr v. Union of India
2026 INSC 87318 August 202615 min read
Legal Review and Analysis of Rishi Malhotra & Anr vs Union of India 2026 INSC 873
Supreme Court upholds hanging as constitutional mode of execution, declines to refer Deena to larger Bench for lack of compelling evidence.
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- Case Name
- Rishi Malhotra & Anr. v. Union of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 873
- Bench
- Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta
- Date of Judgment
- August 18, 2026
- Area of Law
- Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Capital Punishment, Article 21
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