New Delhi: The way for the execution of the culprits of the Nirbhaya case has been cleared. The apex court has dismissed the plea of convict Mukesh. Patiala House Court has issued a death warrant for the four convicts of Nirbhaya to be hanged at 5.30 am on March 20. Mukesh, convicted in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder, filed a fresh petition in the Supreme Court.
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It was alleged in the petition that former amicus curiae appointed for Mukesh by the apex court i.e. former lawyer Vrinda Grover pressurized Mukesh and got his curative petition filed early, whereas Mukesh had a lot of time left to file this petition. The petition said that Mukesh should be given the opportunity to file a curative petition and mercy petition again by July 2021. The President should be given another opportunity to file a mercy petition.
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The petition sought prosecution of advocate Vrinda Grover under sections of criminal conspiracy and treachery against Mukesh. This petition was filed by Mukesh's lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma. The court has issued a death warrant of 20 March for the convicts of Nirbhaya.