High Profile Cases As court orders hanging of Nirbhaya case convicts, a look at death penalties in India January 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With a Delhi court Tuesday ordering the hanging of four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case for January 22, here is a look at India’s record on death penalties and their execution. The convicts have time till then to file curative petitions in the top court which may or may not be […] Read more ยป a look at death penalties in India As court orders hanging of Nirbhaya case convicts hanging of Nirbhaya case convicts Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) 1999 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) 1985 Prevention of Child Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) 2012 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967