The government is “ not ready to evolve ” with changing times, said the Supreme Court on Wednesday while criticising the Centre for opposing a suggestion to give convicts facing the death penalty the option to choose a lethal injection as a mode to carry out their punishment, reported Live Law .

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a public interest litigation seeking to abolish the practice of executing a death row convict by hanging.

On Wednesday, the petitioner, advocate Rishi Malhotra, told the court that prisoners should be given the option to choose between hanging or a lethal injection, Live Law reported.

“Lethal injection is quick, humane and decent, as opposed to hanging, which is cruel, barbaric and lingering…for 40 minutes, the body lingers on t

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