Nirbhaya Gang Rape

They Deserve It: Ex-High Court Judges On Death Penalty To Nirbhaya Convicts

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 19, 2020

Former judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday backed the death penalty for the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case asserting that it was a rarest of the rare case and the "brutality" committed by them on December 16, 2012 deserved the extreme punishment.

No Legal Remedies Of Nirbhaya Convicts Pending, Court Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 19, 2020

A Delhi court was on Thursday told that no legal remedies of any of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case were pending in any of the courts.

Nirbhaya Convicts Seek Quashing Of Death Penalty Citing Second Mercy Plea

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 18, 2020

The counsel for the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case moved a court on Wednesday seeking quashing of their death penalty, saying the second mercy plea of one of them is still pending.

In Fresh Plea Nirbhaya Convict Claims He Wasn't In Delhi On December 16, Court Reserves Order

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 17, 2020

A Delhi court today reserved its order on plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking quashing of his death penalty.

Tihar Asks Hangman Pawan Jallad To Report 3 Days Before Execution

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 15, 2020

With just five days left for the execution of the death sentence in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the Tihar Jail authorities on Sunday said they have asked the hangman to report three days ahead of the scheduled hanging.

Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma Moves High Court Over Rejected Mercy Plea

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 13, 2020

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.

Supreme Court To Examine If Convicts In Same Case Can Be Hanged Separately

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 5, 2020

The Supreme Court Thursday said it would examine the legal issue arising out of the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case on whether there could be separate hanging in a case where there are more than one death row convicts.

High Court Declines Plea To Assess Health Of Nirbhaya Convicts

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 4, 2020

The Delhi High Court Wednesday declined to entertain a plea seeking directions to the NHRC to intervene and enquire into the mental and physical state of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.

Delhi Government Recommends Rejecting Mercy Plea Of Nirbhaya Convict Pawan Gupta

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 3, 2020

The Delhi government on Monday recommended rejecting mercy petition of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.

Home Ministry Receives Mercy Petition Of Nirbhaya Convict Pawan Gupta

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 2, 2020

The Union Home Ministry has received the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, officials said on Monday.

Two Nirbhaya Convicts File Plea Seeking Stay On March 3 Execution

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 29, 2020

Convicts Akshay Singh and Pawan Kumar Gupta on Saturday moved a Delhi court seeking a stay on the execution of death warrants, scheduled for March 3, in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. AP Singh, Pawan Kumar Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma, Akshay Kumar

Court Rejects Nirbhaya Convict's Plea Claiming He Suffers Mental Illness

India News | Reported by Ashish Bhargava, Edited by Swati Sharma | Saturday February 22, 2020

A Delhi court today dismissed a petition by Vinay Sharma, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking treatment for "mental illness".

Our Struggle Will End When Convicts Are Hanged: Nirbhaya's Mother

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 18, 2020

Asha Devi, the mother of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim, on Tuesday said that her struggle to get justice will end on March 3 when the convicts will be hanged as per the order by a Delhi court.

Amid Nirbhaya Delay, Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To Speed Up Death Penalty Cases

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday February 14, 2020

Amid outrage over the delay in hanging four people convicted in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, the Supreme Court has come out with guidelines to ensure that criminal appeals involving the death penalty are heard and settled at the earliest.

Supreme Court Judge Faints During Nirbhaya Rape-Murder Case Hearing

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday February 14, 2020

A Supreme Court judge fainted in the courtroom on Friday while she was dictating an order on the centre's petition seeking separate executions for the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, news agency PTI reported.