Mercy Plea
(Search results - 15)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 16, 2020, 4:48 PM IST
SC rejects Nirbhaya convict Mukesh Singh's plea to restore rights even as other convicts now seek ICJ's help
The top court rejected the mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict Mukesh Singh who had complained that his lawyers had misled him. The other convicts have approached the ICJ for a stay on their execution.
IndiaFeb 14, 2020, 8:07 PM IST
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The top court dismissed the petition of Vinay Sharma, one of the Nirbhaya convicts. He had approached the court in relation to the President rejecting his mercy plea. Rahul Gandhi played politics at a time when Pulwama martyrs had to be paid homage to.
IndiaFeb 14, 2020, 4:46 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Convict's petition challenging mercy plea dismissed; Justice faints during hearing
Vinay Sharma's petition challenging rejection of mercy plea was dismissed by the Supreme Court bench. Meanwhile, Justice R Banumathi fainted while hearing Centre's petition seeking separate execution dates of convicts in the Nirbhaya case.
IndiaJan 30, 2020, 5:02 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Convict Akshay's petition dismissed by SC, stay on execution rejected
The development comes a day after the Supreme Court dismissed a plea filed by another convict, Mukesh, challenging the rejection of his mercy plea by the President. The four convicts in the case are scheduled to be executed on February 1 at 7am.
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 29, 2020, 8:59 AM IST
Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Nirbhaya case convict's plea challenging mercy plea rejection
On Tuesday, another Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict Akshay filed a curative petition to the Supreme Court. Today, the top court will pronounce its order on Mukesh Singh's mercy plea rejection.
IndiaJan 25, 2020, 6:34 PM IST
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Mukesh Singh, a Nirbhaya convict has again approached the SC, as his mercy plea was rejected by the President. Tanzanian Indian high commission organised an event to celebrate the Republic Day.
IndiaJan 15, 2020, 4:48 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Execution of convicts delayed; will not take place on January 22
The four Nirbhaya case convicts were sentenced to death for raping a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in the national capital on the intervening night of December 16-17, 2012
IndiaDec 18, 2019, 1:49 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court dismisses review plea of rapist; convict seeks time for mercy plea
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.
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, 7:21 PM IST
No mercy pleas for child rapists: President Kovind’s suggestion only adds to Modi government’s resolve
President Ram Nath Kovind’s suggestion to do away with mercy pleas of child rapists only adds fillip to the Modi government in its resolve to protect the lives of children
IndiaDec 5, 2019, 11:04 AM IST
Nirbhaya case: Shimla youth volunteers to become executioner, writes letter to President
While one of the convicts of the Nirbhaya gang-rape has sought for a mercy plea from the Delhi government, a social activist from Himachal Pradesh's Shimla has reportedly written a letter to the President to appoint him as an executioner in the national capital's Tihar Jail