Project 39A is honoured to welcome Mr. Balbir Singh, Senior Advocate, to the Advisory Panel of Project 39A. @NLUDofficial

Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, delivered a lecture for Project 39A’s certificate course, “Capital Punishment in India: Law, Practice and Justice,” on the theme “Penal Populism, Media and the Manufacture of Public Demand”. @NLUDofficial

The right to determine the sentence to be served by criminal offenders vests with the judiciary and the executive. There are various penological theories to justify capital punishment; but the value of the death sentence as a deterrent is disputed. Swipe to learn more.

The team at Project 39A met with Ms. Sohini Ghosh from the Indian Express to discuss the research projects and ongoing endeavours of the Centre.

Dr. Pupul Dutta Prasad, Inspector General of Police, BPR&D and Honorary Director, Project 39A, delivered a lecture for Project 39A’s certificate course on the theme “Capital Punishment and the Global South”. @NLUDofficial @PupulDPrasad

Mr. Kapil Sankhla, Managing Partner of Sankhla & Associates, delivered a lecture for Project 39A’s certificate course, “Capital Punishment in India: Law, Practice and Justice,” on the theme “The Case for Retention: A Comparative Perspective”. @NLUDofficial @advkapilsankhla

Prof. Dr. Anneke Petzsche, University of Bremen, Germany, delivered a lecture for Project 39A’s certificate course, “Capital Punishment in India: Law, Practice and Justice,” on the theme “The Abolitionist Norm: A Comparative Study”. @NLUDofficial

The recent failed attempts at executing Christa Pike, the death row prisoner from Tennessee, through lethal injection; raises several questions with respect to the lethal injection and the legitimacy of the death sentence. Swipe to learn more. @NLUDofficial

Mr. Sanjiv Sen, Senior Advocate, delivered a lecture for Project 39A’s certificate course, “Capital Punishment in India: Law, Practice and Justice,” on the theme “The Forensic Expert in the Witness Box: Admissibility and the Evidentiary Weight”. @NLUDofficial

A separate sentencing hearing is mandated under Section 258(2) of the BNSS, as affirmed in the recent ‘Blue Drum’ murder case. However, Courts have rendered conflicting decisions on whether the sentencing hearing ought to be held on a separate date. @NLUDofficial

Dr. G.K. Goswami, Founder Director of UPSIFS, delivered a lecture for Project 39A's certificate course, "Capital Punishment in India: Law, Practice and Justice," on the theme of “From Scene to Swab: Crime Scene Investigation and DNA Profiling”. @NLUDofficial

Dr. G.K. Goswami, Founder Director of the UPSIFS, delivered a lecture for Project 39A's certificate course, "Capital Punishment in India: Law, Practice and Justice," on the theme of “Traditional Evidence vs Forensic Evidence and the Risk of Getting it Wrong”. @NLUDofficial

Over five months, a Sessions Court Judge in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh sentenced 23 people to death in 11 cases. Swipe through to see what the law requires a court to weigh before imposing death. @NLUDofficial @SanjayVashish13

Over five months, a Sessions Court Judge in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh sentenced 23 people to death in 11 cases. Stay tuned to see what the law requires a court to weigh before imposing death. @NLUDofficial @SanjayVashish13

Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate, delivered a lecture for Project 39A's certificate course on the theme of “The Appellate Journey, the Mercy Petition and the Last Recourse”. @NLUDofficial @SanjayVashish13

Dr. Shailesh Kumar from the Royal Holloway, University of London, delivered a lecture for Project 39A's online certificate course on the theme of “Who is on Death Row in India?” @NLUDofficial @SanjayVashish13 @shailesh_RHUL

Dr. Sidharth Luthra, Senior Advocate, delivered a lecture for Project 39A's certificate course; on the theme of "Death Penalty Trials and Sentencing: Inside the Courtroom". @NLUDofficial @Luthra_Sidharth @SanjayVashish13

Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Senior Advocate, delivered a lecture for Project 39A's certificate course; on the theme "How India Inherited and Retained Capital Punishment?". @NLUDofficial @KirpalSaurabh @SanjayVashish13

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Today is the last day to register and enroll for the course! Fees now payable in two installments of INR 5,000/- each (first by 10.09.2026, second by 09.10.2026). Register: odl.nludelhi.ac.in/register2… Hurry up and reserve your slot! @NLUDofficial @SanjayVashish13