Mercy Petition
(Search results - 17)IndiaMar 19, 2020, 2:52 PM IST
Nirbhaya convicts’ hanging to go on as scheduled as President Ram Nath rejects mercy plea
Nirbhaya rapists to be hanged tomorrow (March 20) at 5: 30 am after President Ram Nath Kovind rejects second mercy petition of Pawan Gupta
IndiaMar 4, 2020, 7:48 PM IST
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President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected mercy petition of Nirbhaya convict Pavan Gupta. SC upheld the usage of cryptocurrency, thereby effectively quashing RBI’s 2018 circular of forbidding it.
IndiaFeb 13, 2020, 10:13 AM IST
Nirbhaya case: Convict Vinay Sharma’s plea to be heard in Supreme Court today
Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, challenged the President's decision to dismiss his mercy petition in the apex court on Tuesday.
IndiaFeb 7, 2020, 4:46 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Petition seeking new date for execution of convicts dismissed by Delhi court
“As three mercy petitions have been dismissed till now and now no application of any convicts is pending in any court. Kindly issue a fresh date of execution,” prayed public prosecutor Irfan Ahmad
IndiaFeb 6, 2020, 12:27 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Centre’s appeal against Delhi HC staying convicts’ execution to be heard in SC tomorrow
The Central government has said that the 2018 Rules does not prohibit the execution of death sentence of co-convicts, one by one, on the rejection of their respective mercy petitions
IndiaJan 29, 2020, 12:24 PM IST
Nirbhaya rape-murder case: Supreme Court dismisses convict's petition challenging mercy plea rejection
A day after one of the Nirbhaya gang rape, murder case convicts, Mukesh Kumar Singh, challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday dismissed his plea and said that quick consideration could not mean no application of mind
IndiaJan 27, 2020, 3:21 PM IST
Supreme Court on Nirbhaya case: Top priority for petitions since execution of convicts is on February 1
The Supreme Court said that if a convict in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case files any petition, it will be the court's top priority, since the rapists are going to be executed on February 1. Mukesh Kumar Singh's counsel asked to approach the registry of the court for an urgent listing of his plea against rejection of mercy petition by the President.
IndiaJan 17, 2020, 12:58 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: President rejects mercy petition of convict
President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of 2012 Delhi gang-rape case convict Mukesh Singh
IndiaJan 17, 2020, 11:47 AM IST
Nirbhaya case: MHA sends convict’s mercy petition to President
Sources said, the ministry of home affairs had sent Nirbhaya convict Mukesh Singh’s mercy petition to the President on Thursday night
IndiaDec 18, 2019, 3:19 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Patiala court hearing adjourned till January 7
The Patiala house court directed Tihar authorities to issue a fresh notice to Nirbhaya case convicts giving them a week’s time to decide whether they want to file mercy petitions. The next date of hearing is January 7
IndiaDec 12, 2019, 8:37 PM IST
Noose literally tightens: Nirbhaya rapists to be hanged on December 16?
In all likelihood, the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case will be hanged in the next few days
IndiaDec 10, 2019, 5:21 PM IST
Nirbhaya convict Akshay Kumar Singh files petition in Supreme Court against death sentence
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.
IndiaDec 10, 2019, 11:36 AM IST
Nirbhaya case: Rape convict Vinay Sharma shifted to Tihar Jail; Tamil Nadu cop offers to be hangman
As per the letter sent to President and the ministry of home affairs, Sharma sought cancellation of the mercy plea and also stated that the mercy petition forwarded was sent without any authorisation and his consent.
IndiaDec 7, 2019, 5:12 PM IST
Nirbhaya gang-rape case: Convict seeks immediate withdrawal of mercy petition
Earlier, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) recommended President Ram Nath Kovind to reject the mercy plea of 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape convict Vinay Sharma
IndiaDec 6, 2019, 3:59 PM IST
President Ramnath Kovind: Rape convicts under POCSO Act should not have right to file mercy petition
On a day when Telangana Police killed all the four accused in the rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian, in an encounter, President Ramnath Kovind said that rape convicts under POCSO Act should not have the right to file mercy petition