Tihar jail moves court seeking fresh death warrant as Delhi rape convict’s mercy plea is rejected
A Delhi court had on Monday stayed for the third time the death sentence of four convicts in the case observing that they cannot be executed while a mercy petition is pending before the President
The President of Inida Ram Nath Kovind rejected 2012 Delhi gangrape case convict Pawan Kumar's mercy petition on Wednesday.
Authorities of Tihar jail later moved Delhi's Patiala House Court seeking a fresh date of execution of death warrant for all four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case, reports Hindustan Times.
"In view of the rejection of mercy petition of Pawan by the Hon'ble President of India, we will be approaching the Patiala House Court today for fixing a fresh date of execution of death warrant in respect of all the four convicts," said a Tihar jail spokesperson.
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Advocate Seema Kushwaha, lawyer of the parents of the December 2012 gangrape and murder victim, on Wednesday said that they are moving an application seeking a fresh date for the execution of the four convicts, news agency ANI reported.
"We are moving a fresh application in Delhi court to fix a fresh date for the execution of the four convicts. All the convicts have exhausted their complete rights. The date which will be fixed now will be the final date," Kushwaha said.
A Delhi court had on Monday stayed for the third time the death sentence of four convicts in the case observing that they cannot be executed while a mercy petition is pending before the President.
