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nikhilgk on April 4, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Phony currency used to fight bribes in India

Capital punishment, though legal, has been reserved for the ["rarest of the rare"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_India#Law) cases by the Supreme Court of India. There have been instances when even serial killers have been pardoned. So it may not even be legally possible to pass such a law.

jsharpe on April 4, 2010 [–]

I took "hanging" metaphorically. Surely jail time or a heavy fine would serve a similar purpose?

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