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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 2-Year-Old
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a two-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2012, officials said on Sunday.
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Under New Law, Death Row Convict Can't Appeal Against President's Decision
- Thursday August 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A death-row convict whose mercy petition has been disposed of by the president will have no right to appeal in a court against the decision when the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), 2023 becomes law.
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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 4-Year-Old Girl
- Thursday May 4, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2008, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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President Is Seized Of Beant Singh Killer's Mercy Plea, Centre To Supreme Court
- Friday February 12, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that President Ram Nath Kovind is seized of the matter pertaining to Balwant S Rajoana's plea seeking commutation of the death penalty awarded to him in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination case, and a decision will be taken on it.
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Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma Moves High Court Over Rejected Mercy Plea
- Friday March 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
One of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, on Friday approached the Delhi High Court claiming that there were procedural lapses and "constitutional irregularities" in the rejection of his mercy plea by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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"Hopeful That The Convicts Will Be Hanged This Month": Nirbhaya's Father
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nirbhaya's father today expressed hope that the convicts will be hanged this month, after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the case.
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All Options Over For Nirbhaya Convicts, Tihar To Seek Fresh Hanging Date
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Shylaja Varma
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday rejected the request for mercy by Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi dubbed "Nirbhaya".
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Nirbhaya Case: Convict Pawan Gupta Files Mercy Petition With President
- Monday March 2, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Swati Bhasin
The Supreme Court today dismissed a curative petition by Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi dubbed "Nirbhaya" by the media, a day before their scheduled date of hanging.He has now filed a mercy plea before President Ram Nath Kovind.
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Nirbhaya Convict Cites "Mental Illness" To Challenge Mercy Plea Rejection
- Thursday February 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
A death row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case today claimed in the Supreme Court that the President had not considered the "mental stability" he suffered due to torture in jail while rejecting his mercy petition. The centre denied the assertion, saying he was "fit and of sound mind".
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Another Nirbhaya Convict Challenges Rejection Of Mercy Plea In Supreme Court
- Tuesday February 11, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob
One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Vinay Sharma's counsel, AP Singh, also sought the reduction of his punishment from death sentence to life imprisonment.
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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 2-Year-Old
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a two-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2012, officials said on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Under New Law, Death Row Convict Can't Appeal Against President's Decision
- Thursday August 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A death-row convict whose mercy petition has been disposed of by the president will have no right to appeal in a court against the decision when the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), 2023 becomes law.
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www.ndtv.com
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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 4-Year-Old Girl
- Thursday May 4, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2008, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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www.ndtv.com
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President Is Seized Of Beant Singh Killer's Mercy Plea, Centre To Supreme Court
- Friday February 12, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that President Ram Nath Kovind is seized of the matter pertaining to Balwant S Rajoana's plea seeking commutation of the death penalty awarded to him in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's assassination case, and a decision will be taken on it.
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Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma Moves High Court Over Rejected Mercy Plea
- Friday March 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
One of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, on Friday approached the Delhi High Court claiming that there were procedural lapses and "constitutional irregularities" in the rejection of his mercy plea by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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"Hopeful That The Convicts Will Be Hanged This Month": Nirbhaya's Father
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nirbhaya's father today expressed hope that the convicts will be hanged this month, after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the case.
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www.ndtv.com
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All Options Over For Nirbhaya Convicts, Tihar To Seek Fresh Hanging Date
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Shylaja Varma
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday rejected the request for mercy by Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi dubbed "Nirbhaya".
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www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Case: Convict Pawan Gupta Files Mercy Petition With President
- Monday March 2, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Swati Bhasin
The Supreme Court today dismissed a curative petition by Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi dubbed "Nirbhaya" by the media, a day before their scheduled date of hanging.He has now filed a mercy plea before President Ram Nath Kovind.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Convict Cites "Mental Illness" To Challenge Mercy Plea Rejection
- Thursday February 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
A death row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case today claimed in the Supreme Court that the President had not considered the "mental stability" he suffered due to torture in jail while rejecting his mercy petition. The centre denied the assertion, saying he was "fit and of sound mind".
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Another Nirbhaya Convict Challenges Rejection Of Mercy Plea In Supreme Court
- Tuesday February 11, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob
One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Vinay Sharma's counsel, AP Singh, also sought the reduction of his punishment from death sentence to life imprisonment.
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