Featured

Previous SC Orders Get In The Way Of Hanging Of Nirbhaya Case Convicts On Feb 1!

By
OB Bureau

New Delhi: A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a curative petition filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four death row convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case.

The bench said that no case was made out in the curative petition filed by Akshay.

Meanwhile, he has also requested the Patiala House Court in Delhi for a stay on February 1 hanging, stating that the convicts still have legal options to pursue.

According to the law, none of the four convicts can be hanged till they have exhausted their legal remedies. Moreover, a death convict gets 14 days to mentally prepare for hanging and compete for other formalities after the mercy petition is rejected by the President according to an 2014 SC order.

Another convict Vinay Sharma’s mercy petition pending with President Ram Nath Kovind. He filed the mercy petition directly to the President on Wednesday. “The mercy petition is expected to reach Tihar Jail in a couple of days and as per the norms, the jail superintendent will have to stay the hanging of all four convicts,” a report published in the Outlook said.

Besides, the death sentence of Mukesh, who has exhausted all his remedies, cannot be executed since a 1982 SC order says that death row convicts involved in one incident of crime cannot be hanged separately.

His curative petition was earlier dismissed by the top court and his mercy plea was rejected by the President. A petition challenging the rejection was also dismissed by the SC.

Pawan Gupta — the fourth convict — is yet to file a curative petition or a mercy plea.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

India To Celebrate 125th Birth Anniv Of Odisha’s First CM Harekrushna Mahatab, Informs Mohan Majhi

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday informed about the central government's plans for…

November 5, 2024

Cracks On Puri Jagannath Temple’s Meghanada Pacheri: Odisha BJP Blames Previous BJD Govt

Bhubaneswar: Amid a brouhaha over cracks detected on the ‘Meghanada Pacheri’ surrounding Shree Jatannath Temple…

November 5, 2024

Daughter’s Name Can’t Be Deleted From List Of Family Members Eligible For Govt Employee’s Pension

New Delhi: In a recently released guidelines, the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW)…

November 5, 2024

Berhampur Cops In Odisha To Wear Body Cameras After Alleged Assault Case

Berhampur: After Bhubaneswar Commissionerate Police, Berhampur police have introduced body cameras for its personnel to…

November 5, 2024

States Can’t Take Over All Private Properties For Common Good, Rules SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that states are not empowered by the…

November 5, 2024

Centre Sends Notice To Wikipedia Over ‘Bias & Inaccurate Information’

New Delhi: The central government has sent a notice to Wikipedia—which endorses itself as a…

November 5, 2024

4 Journalists From Odisha Injured In Road Accident In Tamil Nadu

Bhubaneswar: Four journalists from Odisha sustained critical injuries when as the SUV carrying them rammed…

November 5, 2024

‘Untimely’ Rath Yatra In Huston: Puri Gajapati Asks ISKCON Not To Test Patience Of Lord Jagannath Devotees In Odisha

Puri: Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Tuesday said legal action would be initiated against International…

November 5, 2024