Akshay Kumar Singh  

Nirbhaya convict Akshay Kumar Singh’s wife Punita has approached the court, seeking a divorce from him before he is hanged 

The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four men convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. The review petitions of the three other convicts, Mukesh, 30, Pawan Gupta, 23, and Vinay Sharma, 24, had been dismissed earlier.
 

Supreme Court reserved the final verdict for 1 pm in the case of Nirbhaya convict Akshay Kumar Singh's review petition. Meanwhile, lower court in Patiala, at 2 pm, will hear the petition filed by Nirbhaya's parents seeking immediate execution of the four convicts facing the gallows.
 

CJI Bobde recused himself from hearing the review petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. A new bench will hear the case today (December 18)

CJI Bobde on Tuesday recused himself from the Nirbhaya case. One of the convicts Akshay Kumar Singh had filed a review petition after the top court had ordered death sentence.
 

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Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in Nirbhaya case has filed a review petition against the death sentence in the Supreme Court. If the court rejects the plea, he will be left with the only option to plead for mercy with the President. This comes a few days after the home ministry recommended President Ram Nath Kovind to reject the mercy plea filed by another accused Vinay Kumar.