Delhi HC dismisses 2012 gangrape convict Mukesh Singh's plea challenging death warrant; execution of all four can't happen on 22 Jan, says state govt
FirstpostA bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said there is no error in trial court’s 7 January order issuing death warrant against 2012 Delhi gangrape convict Mukesh Kumar Singh New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday declined to entertain the plea of one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case against the death warrant and gave him liberty to challenge it in sessions court. A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said there is no error in trial court’s 7 January order issuing death warrant against convict Mukesh Kumar Singh. Mehra, said the date of 22 January for execution was “academic”, as if no decision is taken till noon of 21 January on the mercy plea, then prison authorities have to move the sessions court for a fresh death warrant. If mercy plea is rejected before or after 22 January, then also a fresh death warrant has to be sought from trial court in respect of all the convicts, he said.