If we look back into the history of human civilization there are many reports of death sentence being awarded for different crimes in ancient time. The crimes and the laws are well mentioned in the ancient literature. An eye for an eye or an arm for an arm which was the hallmark of barbarian era or life for life that is death penalty of the present civilized world are two sides of the same coin. An appraisal of the administration of criminal justice of ancient times reveals that death penalty was commonly used in cases of heinous crimes (Sapre & Karmarkar,
