In ancient times, many executions were carried out. But now death sentences are very less in our country. The accused in the Nirbhaya case were hanged last. Before that, people involved in terrorism cases like Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru were hanged. It is a law that the death penalty can only be carried out in the rarest of rare cases. But if in the past all the heinous crimes were punishable by death, today it is very less.
Our country has not officially taken a stand against the death penalty, but practically speaking, we have almost abandoned the primitive practice of capital punishment. At least you have seen executions in movies. Did you notice something about it? All executions are carried out at four o’clock in the morning. Do you know why the execution is carried out in the early hours of the morning? There are four reasons for that.
Four o’clock in the morning is said to be the time when a person’s brain works at its slowest speed. Therefore, if hanged at this time, it is known that the person does not know much pain. Apart from this, if there is any other reason, not many people would have woken up at four o’clock in the morning. Therefore, all unnecessary commotions can be avoided.
The third reason is that it has nothing to do with Courage Day activities in prison. Because the working hours of the prison are about to start. Therefore, even if such a death sentence is carried out, it will not affect the functioning of the prison in any way. The fourth reason is that the death penalty is a very important punishment. Punishment methods like death penalty send a big message to the society. Therefore, there is a psychological reason behind this that people should start a day after hearing this news, or wake up from sleep.
