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India is one of the few countries where capital punishment is legal and is justified under the rarest of the rare doctrine. However, it is not just the execution in principle but the process of execution which matters. Discuss (10 Marks) ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA-DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS

🔺️ It observed the existence of legal provisions for the implementation of some of the Fundamental Duties.

They are mentioned below :-

1. The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act (1971) prevents disrespect to the Constitution of India, the National Flag and the National Anthem.

2. Various criminal laws in force provide for punishments for encouraging enmity between different sections of people.

3. The Protection of Civil Rights Act (1955) provides for punishments for offences related to caste and religion.

4. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) declares the imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration as punishable offences.

5. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967 declared communal organisation as unlawful association.

6. The Representation of People Act (1951) provides for the disqualification of corrupt members.

7. The Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972.

8. The Forest (Conservation) Act of 1980 checks indiscriminate deforestation.

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