Nirbhaya Case: Convict Mukesh files mercy petition in supreme court
Nirbhaya Case: Convict Mukesh files mercy petition in supreme court
Share:

New Delhi: In order to avoid hanging the culprit in the Nirbhaya case, daily bets are being made one after the other. Now a guilty Mukesh Singh has been given in the Supreme Court after the mercy petition from President Ramnath Kovind was rejected. While Mukesh's lawyer Vrinda Grover challenged the President's decision and demanded a judicial review. Grover said that this petition has been given under Article 32 of the Constitution. It has also cited the decision given in the Shatrughabhan Chauhan case of the Supreme Court. Grover said that in the Shatrughan Chauhan case, the standards set by the top court are not being followed. These standards also include the mandatory to provide the necessary documents to such a prisoner.

Two friends became enemies of each other on Republic Day

According to the information received, he said, in this decision of 2014, it was said that it is necessary for the jail authorities to provide copies of necessary documents to such a prisoner within a week. It is also being said that the Patiala House court of Delhi while hearing the plea of the convicts, said, there is no need to give any guidelines for providing documents to the convicts. It is also being said that in the petition, the lawyer of the convict AP Singh had asked the court to give the necessary documents for filing a mercy petition from Tihar Jail. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Judge said, the lawyers of the convicts can take necessary documents, notebooks, paintings and sketches from the Tihar jail administration. It is noteworthy that the death sentence has been fixed for the four convicts on February 1.

VIDEO: Women ministers praises PM's 'killer smile', says, 'Imran Khan is charismatic person'

The Supreme Court in its judgment in the Shatrughan Chauhan case said that in view of the mercy petition pending for a long time, the long wait is like mental torture for the guilty. The court said that there should be a gap of at least 14 days between the issuance of the death warrant and execution. In a petition filed in the Supreme Court on January 22, the Home Ministry has sought to clarify the decision of the 2014 Shatrughan Chauhan case.

Priyanka attacks Modi government, says- "Big promises and 3 crore people unemployed"

Join NewsTrack Whatsapp group
Related News