When asked about death penalty, he said it is an issue on which there are a lot of views—for and against. He said to the best of his knowledge, there were differences among some Supreme Court judgements too.
“Therefore, a larger view has to be taken by consultation...many judgements have different views about it. That has to be seen,” he said.
When asked about the new government's stand on gay sex, Prasad said, “I will have to examine what is the nature of Supreme Court directions....”
On December 11 last year, an apex court bench had upheld the validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, which criminalised gay sex. The court had said it was open to Parliament to amend the IPC and permit consensual gay sex.
