Okara court of additional session judge (ASJ) on March 27, 2025 handed down capital punishment to a man, along with Rs0.5 million fine, in a murder case, besides seven-year jail term under Arms Ordinance, with 20,000 fine, in the same case.

Death penalty for sex abuse on under 12

According to the latest data published by Project 39A in its Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics Report, in 2024 sessions courts imposed 139 death sentences, higher than the yearly average since 2016.

For the 2017 murders of 4 prison workers