New Delhi: Delhi's Patiala House Court has issued a death warrant for the third time for the execution of Nirbhaya convicts on Monday, 17 February 2020. On the other hand, if there is no legal impediment, then 4 accused will be hanged at 3 am on March 3, 2020. Meanwhile, the culprits have again started tricking to avert punishment. Counsel for the convicts told the court that Pawan Gupta wants to file a corrective petition and mercy petition. Akshay Kumar also wants to file a new petition about being a minor at the time of the crime.
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It is also being said that expressing satisfaction at the issuance of the death warrant, Nirbhaya's mother hoped that now the culprits would get the punishment. Special Public Prosecutor Rajeev Mohan, appearing for Tihar Jail administration in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana, said that all the legal options of Vinay Sharma, Akshay Kumar and Mukesh Kumar Singh have been exhausted. At the same time, it is being said that Pawan has not filed a corrective petition yet. There is no pending plea of a convict, so a death warrant should be issued.
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On this matter, the lawyer Ravi Kazi provided on behalf of the court said that Pawan wants to file a corrective petition and mercy petition. He has not used any legal option so far. This petition was filed by Nirbhaya's parents and the Delhi government to fix a new date for hanging the four convicts. Recently, the Supreme Court said that no plea of the culprits is pending and the mercy petition of three has been rejected by the President. The fourth did not opt for mercy petition, in which case the lower court can issue a new death warrant. Significantly, on January 22, 2020 and February 1, a death warrant was issued, but both of them could not be hanged.
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