While there is no doubt that Salem did is well deserving of a death sentence, India can not afford to do that since that will go against what Indian government has promised the Portugese government. The law has to be upkept, if the Indian penal code decides to award the death penalty to Abu Salem, India will never be able to extradite other criminals from Europe or any other country which honours UN convention. The death penalty in case of Abu Salem can be replaced by a life sentence, as in imprisonment till life and not for seven years or whatever.
