"As if one crime
of such nature, done by a single man, acting individually, can be expiated by a
similar crime done by all men, acting collectively."
-
Lewis Lawes,
(Warden of Sing Sing
prison in New York in the 1920s
and 30s)
Introduction
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| Do away with the Death Penalty? |
On
the dais of the District Court at Ratnagiri, one will find the statue of Late
Shri Mancharje Pestanji Khareghat, who served in that
Court as District Judge from 1895 to 1900 and again from 1904 to 1910. During
his time the death sentence could only be awarded by a judge of the High Court.
When Shri Khareghat was offered an elevation to the High Court, he declined on
the ground that he could not, and would never be, a party to the death sentence.
It is for this reason that the Ld. District Court Judge is still well known
among Judges and senior members of the Bar.
