Capital punishment is legal in Bijan. The only crimes for which capital punishment is statutory are murder and treason. Between 1948 and 2014, Bijani courts sentenced 39 people to death, 27 of whom have been executed, seven of whom are currently awaiting execution, and five whose sentences were later overturned. The death penalty is ordinarily imposed in cases of multiple murders involving aggravating factors and, more rarely, for single cases of aggravated murder.