EXCLUSION OR WITHHOLD OF DEATH PENALTY: A CRITICAL EVALUATION, STUDY OF AURANGABAD CITY

Death penalty, often referred to as the death penalty, has been used as a method of crime deterrence since the earliest societies. Historical records show that even the most ancient primitive tribes utilized methods of punishing wrongdoers, including taking their lives, to pay for the crimes they committed. Murder most often warrants this ultimate form of punishment. “A life for a life†has been one of the most basic concepts for dealing with crime since the start of recorded history. The death penalty is a controversial subject in our society. Research has explored why people support or oppose death penalty. Most the literature to date looks at the reasons provided one at a time. In this study, critical analysis was conducted to see which reasons best explain the support and opposition for death penalty. While research is focuses on attitudes and opinion toward capital punishment in the India, such work has been lacking in our nation in India, the world's largest democracy. Data recently collected have revealed variance in levels of support for the death penalty among Aurangabad citizens