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Does A Christian Have A Right To Cheer For Capital Punishment?

I had always deplored capital punishment till now. An Indian woman was raped in Delhi, India in December 2012 and died as a consequence of horrific injuries. The agonies she suffered were something akin to torture that takes place in war situations, in my opinion. The rapists have been sentence to death by hanging. I cheered when I watched the news on TV. Should I have done this as a Christian? 

We always bring our own experiences to bear and in this case I saw the judgement as punishment for the high levels of misogyny that exists within the Indian society. An Indian woman is easily labelled and ridiculed  for any slight against the Indian patriarchal attitudes which can range from laughing in mixed company (one is seen as a loose woman for doing this) to refusing to agree to an arranged marriage (which means that the woman is demonstrating a level of independence that must not be tolerated). Feminism and the Indian society are not usual bedfellows. 

Being against capital punishment is so much easier when you don't feel that you have a stake in it. It is only an academic argument then and God knows that one can be as pious and sanctimonious as one likes without being called upon to have one's beliefs tested.