IASTODAY DAILY CAPSULES -General Studies-01 IASTODAY CAPSULES are available free -date wise => CLICK HERE Report: Drop in death sentences awarded by trial courts News The number of death sentences awarded by trial courts in India saw a significant drop from 162 in 2018 to 102 in 2019, according to ‘Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics Report 2018’, prepared by Project 39A of the National Law University, Delhi. Significant drop According to the report, 52.94 per cent of the 102 death penalties last year (54 death sentences) were given in cases involving sexual offences. No death sentence was awarded in 11 states Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim in 2019, while Rajasthan topped the list with 13 death sentences. Madhya Pradesh,…