title: India: High Court rules mandatory death penalty for drug crimes unconstitutional.
abstract: On 16 June 2011, the Bombay High Court issued a judgment that overturned the law providing for a mandatory death penalty for certain drug crimes, becoming the first court in the world to do so.
authors.lastname: Golichenko
mesh_terms: D002203:Capital Punishment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007194:India; D007880:Legislation, Drug