Death Penalty/Capital Punishment is the ultimate punishment one can get regarding a crime committed (as prescribed by law in such cases for the death penalty) if found guilty by a court of law. It is the extreme form of punishment a state can give to a perpetrator of a crime which in such a state or country is punished by death.   

However, the question has been looming forever throughout the globe; does taking someone's lives in response to the crime for which they are found to be guilty justified? Does the victim feel they have received justice by seeing the perpetrator dead?  While this never-ending debate continues to transcend the whole world, now Nepali society has also started to engage in this debate. The difference here is that the death penalty has been in focus solely on the acts of rape.  

Nepali society is divisive about whether to be a pro-death penalty or anti-death penalty in the context of rape. Those in favor stress that fear of death shall drastically reduce crime while those against the death penalty reason that the existing provisions should be enforced in the best possible manner.   It is not known how this narrative will transpire ultimately but one thing is clear, the death penalty is not to be taken lightly and not as mere political leverage or weapon. Politicising such a serious issue will surely receive backlash and will eventually backfire.  

So in this episode of Guff & Stuff, we contribute further to this discourse. We talk about the concept, history, (world and Nepal), legal stance, the relationship of the death penalty with rape, the practice of death penalty in countries which have legalized it and the main question is the death penalty a solution? Tune in to the podcast to internalize this important issue.     

 We also have a special guest, Ratna Maharjan, a Law student, who has working experiences in both governmental and private law firms, joining us.  We hope that this discussion is fruitful and will initiate more deep and insightful conversations around this topic.  If you like our podcast do hit the like button. And don't forget to subscribe :)    

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