Nirbhaya case: Convicts prepare for last meeting with family
A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed Vinay Sharma’s plea for treatment for mental illness.
A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed Vinay Sharma’s plea for treatment for mental illness.
Two execution dates have been deferred in a month for the four on death row.
A 14-day gap is mandatory from the date of mercy petition rejection and execution.
A number of petitions were filed against the hanging over the last one week.
Former legal advisor of Tihar Jail, Sunil Gupta, writes why he is against death sentence.
Mukesh Singh's mercy plea was rejected by the President on January 17.
They alleged that the Tihar jail authorities were creating hindrances in the filing of their petitions.
Indira Jaising was among the signatories to write to the President to stop the execution of the convicts.
Earlier in the day, the President turned down the mercy petition of convict, Mukesh Singh.
He turned down the plea just hours after it was forwarded to him by the Union Home Ministry.