You might have watched in the films that the judge breaks the nib of his pen after giving a death sentence to the guilty. Well, it actually happens in real life. But did you ever thought that is this practised?
Well, this custom has been followed since the time of British Raj. And there are various reasons attached to it.
Breaking the nib of the pen is a symbolic act which means that the pen with which someone’s death was written will never be used again to do that ever again.
Passing death sentence is the last resort action taken in some really extreme cases in which any other punishment won’t do justice to the crime. Moreover, after giving the death sentence, the judges have no right to revoke their own decision. Therefore, the nib is broken so that judges can;t have a second thought of reviewing their judgement once again.
And thirdly, it might be practised as a way of distancing himself/herself from the judgement and the guilt of the same.
Well, we never knew about this!
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