4 Nirbhaya convicts to hang tomorrow morning as scheduled, says Delhi court, rejects all pleas
The Delhi court had on March 5 issued a fresh death warrant against the four convicts, ordering their execution at 5.30 am on March 20.
The Delhi court had on March 5 issued a fresh death warrant against the four convicts, ordering their execution at 5.30 am on March 20.
The four convicts in the gangrape case — which triggered massive nationwide outrage in 2012 – have been exploring every legal option one by one to stretch the date of their hanging as much as they can.
The trial court on February 17 issued a fresh death warrant against the four convicts ordering their execution on March 3.
During the hearing, the court observed that 'general anxiety and depression in case of a death row convict is obvious'.
An application, moved through his lawyer AP Singh, had mentioned that Vinay Sharma, 26, sustained a grievous head injury, fracture in the right arm and suffers from mental illness and schizophrenia.
The top court stayed the death warrant, as it was issued before the limitation period earmarked for filing a Special Leave Petition against the High Court order could be lapsed.
The application, moved through his lawyer AP Singh, has mentioned that Vinay Sharma, 26, sustained a grievous head injury, fracture in the right arm and suffers from mental illness and schizophrenia.
The four convicts -- Mukesh Singh, Vinay Sharma, Akshay Thakur Singh and Pawan Gupta -- are to be hanged at 6 am on March 3.
The new date of execution was issued as the 7-day deadline set by the Delhi High Court for the exhaustion of all legal remedies ended and there is no petition pending in any court as of date.
The court gave Pawan Gupta the 'liberty to choose' his counsel from the list of empanelled advocates of the Delhi State Legal Service Authority after advocate AP Singh apprised the court that he no longer represents him.
