Why did judge throw away the pen after pronouncing death sentence for Muskan, her lover?

District and Sessions Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla to death in blue drum murder case. After signing the death sentence, he discarded his pen. Judges traditionally break the nib or discard the pen after pronouncing death sentence, a ritual meant to symbolically distance them from the consequences of their decision, Live Law reported.