Top Law News 27% in award of death penalty in 2017: NLU report January 30, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment 2017 saw a significant drop of nearly 27 per cent in award of death penalty by sessions courts but showed an increase in number of convicts sent to gallows for murders involving sexual violence, a report published by the National Law University (NLU) said. The report titled ‘Death Penalty in India, Annual Statistics for the […] Read more ยป 27% in award of death penalty in 2017 death penalty featured National law university NLU report NLU) sexual violence in 2017