Tag: Nirbhaya Case

New Delhi: Observing that the “finality” of death sentence is extremely important, the Supreme Court on Thursday said condemned prisoners should not be under the impression that the death penalty remains “open ended” and can be challenged all the time by them. In remarks that came against the backdrop of the four death row convicts […]

New Delhi: The Patiala House court on Saturady while disposing of the plea filed by Nirbhaya convict’s counsel seeking relevant documents to exercise the remaining legal remedies noted that “jail authorities have already complied with the request”. Session Judge Ajay Kumar Jain stated that the jail authorities have already complied with the request made by […]

New Delhi: Death row convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya murder and gang-rape case Mukesh Kumar Singh on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing on his plea against the dismissal of his mercy petition by the President. The 32-year-old Singh’s mercy plea was dismissed by President Ram Nath Kovind on January 17. A bench […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday dismissed a plea filed by the father of one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, challenging the court’s order by which it had rejected his complaint questioning the credibility of the sole witness in the case. Judge A K Jain […]

New Delhi: The counsel for the Nirbhaya case convict Mukesh Singh, who is set to be hanged on February 1, told the apex court on Tuesday that his client has been sexually abused inside the Tihar jail. Senior advocate Anjana Prakash said this to the Supreme Court during the hearing of Singh’s plea seeking judicial […]

New Delhi: Vinay Kumar Sharma, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case, filed mercy petition before President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday, his lawyer said. Advocate A P Singh, who represents Vinay, said he has filed the mercy petition with the President House and has got a receiving on it. “I […]

New Delhi: Pawan Jallad, a hangman from the Meerut Prison, reported to the Tihar Jail administration on Thursday, two days ahead of the Nirbhaya case convicts’ scheduled execution, officials said. They said Pawan, a third-generation hangman, will be staying on the jail premises and check the strength of rope and other related things on Friday. […]

New Delhi: Death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya case on Thursday took another step, which may delay their scheduled February 1 hanging, by moving a trial court with a plea to adjourn the execution “sine die” saying they are yet to avail their remaining legal remedies even as the Supreme Court dismissed the third curative petition. […]

New Delhi: At a time when the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case are making last-ditch attempts to delay hanging, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta contended before the Supreme Court on Friday that “it is very essential to lay down guidelines which are victim and society-centric in death penalty cases, and not accused-centric.” A […]

New Delhi: The parents of 2012 gang-rape victim named ‘Nirbhaya’ by the media are all set to move a Delhi court seeking issuance of fresh death warrants against the four death row convicts after the President on Saturday rejected the mercy plea filed by one of the convicts Vinay Sharma. Speaking to IANS, Advocate Jitendra […]

New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Saturday informed the Delhi High Court that the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case “can be hanged separately”. Mehta while arguing before Justice Suresh Kumar Kait said, “Once a person is aware that his fate is death penalty, any delay in execution […]

New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Sunday told the Delhi High Court that there should be “no delay” in hanging the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, keeping in mind the interest of society and the victim. “In the Interest of the society and victim, there should be no delay. Even […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Wednesday pronounce order on the Centre’s plea challenging stay on execution of four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait had on February 2 reserved order on the Centre’s plea after holding special hearings on Saturday and Sunday. The Centre and […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday said all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case have to be executed together, not separately, and dismissed the Centre’s plea against the trial court’s order staying the execution of their death sentence. The high court also faulted the authorities concerned for not taking […]

New Delhi: Nirbhaya’s mother on Wednesday welcomed the verdict of the Delhi High Court which gave the rapists a week’s time to exercise their legal remedies and hoped that a final death warrant is issued against them soon. “I am satisfied with today’s order but I will be happy only when they are hanged,” Asha […]