'What Is The Use Of Death Sentence, If It Is To Be Executed After 20-25 Years?' : Supreme Court Asks On Plea Challenging Commutation
2 years, 3 months ago

'What Is The Use Of Death Sentence, If It Is To Be Executed After 20-25 Years?' : Supreme Court Asks On Plea Challenging Commutation

Live Law  

At the outset, Justice Shah put to the advocate for the state, "What is the purpose of awarding a death sentence? The advocate replied, "Your Lordships, the first mercy petition was not filed by these accused, that was filed by some residents of Canada, Australia, etc.please, Your Lordships, 9 children were murdered." In the impugned judgment of January 18, 2022, the High Court division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sarang Kotwal cited the inordinate delay in disposing of their mercy petitions to commute their death penalty. "The position of law that an unexplained delay in disposal of mercy petitions may result in commuting the death sentence was already holding the field when mercy petitions by the petitioners were made. The convicts had filed a Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court in 2014, citing inordinate delay of nearly eight years before the President of India decided their mercy pleas.

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Capital Punishment An Exception; Even In Cases Of Multiple Murders, Avoid Death Sentence If There's Possibility Of Reform : Supreme Court
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Capital Punishment An Exception; Even In Cases Of Multiple Murders, Avoid Death Sentence If There's Possibility Of Reform : Supreme Court

Live Law  

Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man for murdering his wife and four minor daughters but commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment without remission, citing a lack of criminal antecedents, prison reports indicating reform potential, and precedents against the death penalty in multiple-murder cases.The Court added that even in cases involving multiple murders, no. Recently, the …

'Either You Decide Or We'll Hear' : Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Union On Balwant Singh's Mercy Plea, Posts On March 18
2 months ago

'Either You Decide Or We'll Hear' : Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Union On Balwant Singh's Mercy Plea, Posts On March 18

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today stated that either the Union Government will take a decision or the Court will decide on the merits of the mercy petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, Babbar Khalsa terrorist, seeking commutation of the death sentence awarded to him in the Punjab CM Beant Singh assassination case. Singh, a police officer in Punjab, was convicted on …

Court's 'last opportunity' to Centre to decide on Beant Singh killer's mercy plea
2 months ago

Court's 'last opportunity' to Centre to decide on Beant Singh killer's mercy plea

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Centre additional time to decide on the mercy petition of Khalistani terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. The top court was hearing Rajoana's plea, which seeks to commute his death sentence to a life term, citing "inordinate delay" in deciding his …

State Must Not Defeat Purpose Of Death Sentence By Showing Laxity In Implementation: Supreme Court
3 months, 1 week ago

State Must Not Defeat Purpose Of Death Sentence By Showing Laxity In Implementation: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court while upholding the commutation of death sentences of two convicts highlighted several instances of administrative and judicial delays in the processing of mercy petitions and issuance of death warrants, which ultimately led to the commutation of sentence. A bench of Justices Abhay Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Augustine George Masih observed a delay of over three years by …

'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Sensitive Matter' : Union Seeks More Time On Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing By 4 Weeks

Live Law  

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks
4 months ago

Supreme Court Requests President To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh's Mercy Petition In 2 Weeks

Live Law  

Specifically on Rohatgi's arguments on national security, Counsel for Punjab responded: "An affidavit was filed by the Union, wherein a national threat was stated in the affidavit that there is national threat on release of this person." However, while confirming the conviction of a co-accused Jagtar Singh Hawara, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment. However, on …

Exercising mercy as a Constitutional duty: Pardon for death sentence: What is the law?
9 months ago

Exercising mercy as a Constitutional duty: Pardon for death sentence: What is the law?

Hindustan Times  

After a person is convicted of an offence, and the court holding it to be the rarest of the rare cases, passes a death sentence, justice does not rest. Justice is not merely in the passing of an adequate sentence but encompasses due process, which includes the convict’s right to appeal the sentence within the given legal framework – confirmation, …

SC to hear plea by convict seeking to determine if a life sentence is for life
1 year, 1 month ago

SC to hear plea by convict seeking to determine if a life sentence is for life

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear a petition, filed by Chandrakant Jha, who is serving life term, seeking to know as to whether the specification of 'life sentence' would mean the entire life or can it be commuted or remitted by powers given under law. The Top Court's two-judge bench, headed by Justice Hrishikesh Roy and …

'Past Conduct Not Always A Factor When Imposing Death Penalty' : Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence
1 year, 4 months ago

'Past Conduct Not Always A Factor When Imposing Death Penalty' : Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence

Live Law  

Last week, the Supreme Court set aside the death sentence of a man accused, along with others, of firing on and killing multiple people over suspected political enmity in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, observing that although the crime fell in the ‘rarest of rare’ category, the death row convict was not beyond reformation. It has been held that the court would …

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to commute the death sentence of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana to life imprisonment on the ground of the long pendency of the mercy petition before the President of India. A three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol was hearing a writ petition seeking for …

Don’t delay decision on mercy petitions of death row convicts: SC tells states
1 year, 11 months ago

Don’t delay decision on mercy petitions of death row convicts: SC tells states

Hindustan Times  

Do not delay decisions on mercy petitions filed by death row convicts, the Supreme Court told states and other appropriate authorities, saying that it may frustrate the purpose of awarding a harsh sentence and give an unfair advantage to the convict in getting the sentence commuted to life term on account of the inordinate delay. The Supreme Court made the …

Decide Mercy Petitions Against Death Sentence At The Earliest So That Convicts Won't Take Undue Advantage : Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Decide Mercy Petitions Against Death Sentence At The Earliest So That Convicts Won't Take Undue Advantage : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court directed all State Governments to ensure that mercy petitions in death penalty cases are decided and disposed of at the earliest. In the matter, the High Court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment on the ground that there was an inordinate unexplained delay on the part of the State/Governor of the State in not deciding the …

Inordinate delay in 'mercy petition' would frustrate object of death sentence: Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Inordinate delay in 'mercy petition' would frustrate object of death sentence: Supreme Court

India TV News  

Supreme Court on mercy petition: The Supreme Court of India has said if there is an inordinate delay in not deciding the mercy petition, the object and purpose of the death sentence would be frustrated, and asked states/appropriate authorities to decide mercy petitions at the earliest. "If even after the final conclusion, even up to this court, even thereafter there …

Abolition is the way: The Hindu Editorial on the higher judiciary’s move on the death penalty
1 year, 11 months ago

Abolition is the way: The Hindu Editorial on the higher judiciary’s move on the death penalty

The Hindu  

Forty years after holding that the mode of executing prisoners by hanging cannot be termed too cruel or barbaric, the Supreme Court of India has now ventured to find out if there is a more dignified and less painful method to carry out death sentences. The idea of finding an alternative mode of execution, one considered less painful and involves …

Uphold dignity in death penalty
1 year, 11 months ago

Uphold dignity in death penalty

Hindustan Times  

There are layers upon layers in the judicial debate on capital punishment — the efficacy and ethics of administering the death penalty, the adequacy of procedural safeguards, the choice of the most humane way to execute a person, and even the moral argument — but at its heart rests the motivation to safeguard the dignity of the life that is …

Supreme Court Sets April 30 Deadline For Centre To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Petition
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Sets April 30 Deadline For Centre To Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Petition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government to take a call by April 30 with respect to the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh, who has been in jail for over 26 years for the assassination of killing former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.The bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat and PS Narasimha warned that if …

Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea By Jan 25, Supreme Court Asks Centre
4 years, 2 months ago

Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea By Jan 25, Supreme Court Asks Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Government to submit the recommendations to the President regarding the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana by January 25.A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde said this while hearing a writ petition filed by Balwant Singh seeking commutation of his death penalty on the ground that his mercy petition …

SC seeks Centre’s reply on death row convict’s mercy plea pending for 8 years
4 years, 6 months ago

SC seeks Centre’s reply on death row convict’s mercy plea pending for 8 years

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought Centre’s response on a death row convict’s plea seeking commutation of sentence to life imprisonment for the failure on part of the Central government to decide on his mercy petition filed eight years ago. The convict, Balwant Singh Rajoana, was sentenced to death for the murder of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh who …

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Guidelines For Time-Bound Disposal Of Clemency & Mercy Petitions
4 years, 8 months ago

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Guidelines For Time-Bound Disposal Of Clemency & Mercy Petitions

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice in a plea seeking directions for issuance of guidelines via-à-vis disposal of clemency/mercy writ petitions and resultant execution of death sentence in a time bound manner.Notice was issued by a bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, R. Subhash Reddy & AS Bopanna in the petition filed by Advocate Dr. Subhash Vijayran, highlighting the …

Plea In SC Seeks Guidelines For Time Bound Disposal Of Clemency & Mercy Petitions
4 years, 8 months ago

Plea In SC Seeks Guidelines For Time Bound Disposal Of Clemency & Mercy Petitions

Live Law  

A plea in the Supreme Court has been preferred seeking directions for issuance of guidelines via-à-vis disposal of clemency/mercy writ petitions and resultant execution of death sentence in a time bound manner.Advocate Dr. Subhash Vijayran has filed the petition and highlights the irregularities in deciding writ petitions across high courts while particularly focussing on the case of. A plea in …

[Breaking] Nirbhaya Case : Delhi Court Stays Execution Of All Convicts Until Further Orders As Pawan Files Mercy Petition [Read Order]
5 years ago

[Breaking] Nirbhaya Case : Delhi Court Stays Execution Of All Convicts Until Further Orders As Pawan Files Mercy Petition [Read Order]

Live Law  

The last moment mercy petition filed by Nirbhaya case convict Pawan Kumar Gupta has resulted in the postponement of the execution of death sentences of all convicts in the Nirbhaya case until further orders, which was otherwise scheduled to take place tomorrow at 6 AM.The new development of Pawan's mercy petition persuaded Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana of Patiala House …

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of Execution Of Death Penalty By Hanging
5 years ago

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of Execution Of Death Penalty By Hanging

Live Law  

Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by a 88-year old freedom fighter challenging the constitutional validity of delivering death penalty by hanging by deathThe Bench headed by Justice SA Bobde dismissed the petition filed by S Paremeswaran Nampoothiri challenging Section 354 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which states when any person is sentenced to death, the sentence. Supreme …

Nirbhaya Case: Convict Pawan Gupta files curative petition asking commutation of death sentence
5 years ago

Nirbhaya Case: Convict Pawan Gupta files curative petition asking commutation of death sentence

India TV News  

Nirbhaya Case: Fourth convict in Nirbhaya gangrape case Pawan Gupta has filed a curative petition before Supreme Court of India. The four convicts -- Mukesh Kumar Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma and Akshay Kumar -- in the Nirbhaya case are yet to exhaust all legal remedies. Earlier, the top court dismissed separate pleas filed by Mukesh and Vinay against …

‘Legal process taken for a ride’: Centre asks SC to set rules for death row cases
5 years, 1 month ago

‘Legal process taken for a ride’: Centre asks SC to set rules for death row cases

Hindustan Times  

Amid the uncertainty over the execution of the four men sentenced to death for the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the Centre on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court to introduce a 7-day deadline for death-row convicts to file mercy petitions. Supreme Court of India, photo by Rajkumar The Centre requested the top court to amend its 2014 verdict in the …

December 2012 gang rape case: Court issues fresh death warrant after President rejects mercy petition of Mukesh Singh
5 years, 2 months ago

December 2012 gang rape case: Court issues fresh death warrant after President rejects mercy petition of Mukesh Singh

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Friday issued a fresh death warrant against the four convicts in the December 16, 2010 gang-rape and murder case after it was informed that the mercy petition of one of the convicts — Mukesh Singh — has been rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind. The court was hearing a plea filed by Mukesh on Tuesday seeking …

Amid outrage over Hyderabad rape and murder case, a look at why politicians protect rapist-killers
5 years, 3 months ago

Amid outrage over Hyderabad rape and murder case, a look at why politicians protect rapist-killers

Firstpost  

Crimes that shock the nation are now a daily reality. The number of child sexual abuse cases – including rape and other forms of sexual assault — per hour in India is likely to be much, much higher. On 15 September, 2017, the Supreme Court of India orders that the notices to the respondents be sent to the State Legal …

Convict on death row in 2012 gang-rape case files mercy petition before President
5 years, 4 months ago

Convict on death row in 2012 gang-rape case files mercy petition before President

India TV News  

Vinay Sharma, one of the convicts facing the gallows in the 2012 gangrape and murder case of a 23-year-old paramedic student, has filed a mercy petition before President Ram Nath Kovind, officials said. In a notice issued to the four convicts on October 29, the jail superintendent informed them that they have only seven days after the receipt of the …

2007 Pune Gangrape And Murder: Inordinate Delay In Execution Of Death Sentence Unconstitutional Says Bombay HC, Commutes Death To Life [Read Judgment]
5 years, 7 months ago

2007 Pune Gangrape And Murder: Inordinate Delay In Execution Of Death Sentence Unconstitutional Says Bombay HC, Commutes Death To Life [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a significant decision, the Bombay High Court commuted death sentence awarded to two convicts to life imprisonment for 35 years life imprisonment in the 2007 gangrape and murder case of a BPO employee in Pune. "We find that delay in the present matters could have been easily avoided and the mercy petitions and the final execution could have been …

Solitary Confinement Of Death Convict Prior To Rejection Of Mercy Petition Palpably Illegal: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 10 months ago

Solitary Confinement Of Death Convict Prior To Rejection Of Mercy Petition Palpably Illegal: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that solitary confinement of a person sentenced to death prior to the rejection of mercy petition is palpably illegal.The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment that had commuted death sentence awarded to a murder accused whose mercy petition was …

Death Sentence Can Be Imposed Only When Life Imprisonment Appears To Be An Altogether Inappropriate Punishment: SC [Read Judgment]
6 years ago

Death Sentence Can Be Imposed Only When Life Imprisonment Appears To Be An Altogether Inappropriate Punishment: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

While commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for rape and murder of a five year old girl, the Supreme Court observed that death sentence must be imposed only when life imprisonment appears to be an altogether inappropriate punishment. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. Shanthanagoudar and Justice Indira Banerjee sentenced Sachin Kumar Singhraha to undergo …

Supreme Court commutes man's death penalty to life term referring to his reformative poems
6 years ago

Supreme Court commutes man's death penalty to life term referring to his reformative poems

India TV News  

Supreme Court commutes man's death penalty to life term referring to his reformative poems The Supreme Court has commuted to life term the death penalty awarded to a man for murdering a child, saying he wanted to reform himself and poems written by him in jail indicate that he realised his mistake. The Supreme Court has commuted to life term …

Inordinate & Unexplained Delay In Deciding Mercy Petition: SC Commutes Death Sentence [Read Judgment]
6 years, 1 month ago

Inordinate & Unexplained Delay In Deciding Mercy Petition: SC Commutes Death Sentence [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has commuted death sentence awarded to a man convicted for murder of his wife and five children, mainly on the ground of inordinate and unexplained delay in deciding the mercy petition. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Indira Banerjee referred to judgments in V. Sriharan alias Murugan vs. Union of India and …

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Two Rape-Cum-Murder Cases [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Two Rape-Cum-Murder Cases [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice AK Sikri has commuted death sentence imposed on accused in two different cases, by recalling its earlier orders by which it had dismissed the SLPs filed by them in limine.Babasaheb Maruti Kamble was convicted for rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in Maharashtra, while Jitendra was convicted in a rape-cum-murder case by …

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Two Rape-Cum-Murder Cases [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

SC Commutes Death Penalty In Two Rape-Cum-Murder Cases [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice AK Sikri has commuted death sentence imposed on accused in two different cases, by recalling its earlier orders by which it had dismissed the SLPs filed by them in limine.Babasaheb Maruti Kamble was convicted for rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in Maharashtra, while Jitendra was convicted in a rape-cum-murder case by …

Can HC Review President’s Decision Rejecting Mercy Petition Of Death Convict: SC Issues Notice On Centre’s Plea In Sonu Sardar Case
7 years, 3 months ago

Can HC Review President’s Decision Rejecting Mercy Petition Of Death Convict: SC Issues Notice On Centre’s Plea In Sonu Sardar Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice on the Centre’s special leave petition against the Delhi High Court’s judgment commuting death sentence of Sonu Sardar.The Delhi High Court had quashed the President’s order rejecting mercy petition, and had commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment.Sonu Sardar was convicted and sentenced to death for killing five members of a scrap. The Supreme …

SC notice to Centre on plea against mode of execution of death sentence, seeks response in three weeks
7 years, 5 months ago

SC notice to Centre on plea against mode of execution of death sentence, seeks response in three weeks

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to respond to a plea challenging the legal provision that a death row convict would be hanged to death. The plea said that Article 21 of the Constitution also includes the right of a condemned prisoner to have a dignified mode of execution so that death becomes less painful. A bench comprising Chief …

SC Dismisses TN Government & Rajiv Killers' Review Plea In Remission Of Sentences Case [Read Order]
8 years, 1 month ago

SC Dismisses TN Government & Rajiv Killers' Review Plea In Remission Of Sentences Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

A five-Judge bench of Supreme Court, comprising the Chief Justice of India J.S.Khehar, and Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose, S.A. Bobde, A.M.Sapre, and U.U.Lalit, dismissed on February 7, the review petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Government and the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to review the December 2, 2015 judgment of the Constitution bench holding that state Governments …

SC Dismisses TN Government & Rajiv Killers' Review Plea In Remission Of Sentences Case [Read Order]
8 years, 1 month ago

SC Dismisses TN Government & Rajiv Killers' Review Plea In Remission Of Sentences Case [Read Order]

Live Law  

A five-Judge bench of Supreme Court, comprising the Chief Justice of India J.S.Khehar, and Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose, S.A. Bobde, A.M.Sapre, and U.U.Lalit, dismissed on February 7, the review petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Government and the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to review the December 2, 2015 judgment of the Constitution bench holding that state Governments …

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Two Death Row Convicts [Read Order]
8 years, 5 months ago

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Two Death Row Convicts [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of two death row convicts - Vikram Singh and Jasvir Singh @ Jassa, who were sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old boy after demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from his father.The bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Amitava Roy stayed the execution of death …

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Two Death Row Convicts [Read Order]
8 years, 5 months ago

Breaking: SC Stays Execution Of Two Death Row Convicts [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of two death row convicts - Vikram Singh and Jasvir Singh @ Jassa, who were sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old boy after demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh from his father.The bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Amitava Roy stayed the execution of death …

Apex court says 'no' to plea for Governor’s rule in J&K
8 years, 7 months ago

Apex court says 'no' to plea for Governor’s rule in J&K

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea for Governor’s rule in the strife-ridden State of Jammu and Kashmir, observing that “these are difficult situations, which change every few hours and cannot be judicially managed.” A Bench of Chief Justice of India T.S. Chandrachud, however, asked Solicitor-General Ranjit Kumar, acting on behalf of the Centre, to file a …

MHA recommends rejection of mercy pleas of two Death Row convicts
9 years, 7 months ago

MHA recommends rejection of mercy pleas of two Death Row convicts

Live Law  

President Pranab Mukherjee has been reportedly recommended by the Ministry of Home Affairs to reject the petitions of two death row convicts.The death sentence for the convicts, Mohan Anna Chavan and Jitendra Gehlot, currently lodged in Maharashtra jails, was upheld by the Supreme Court and their mercy petitions were rejected by the Maharashtra Governor.Mohan Anna Chavan was awarded. President Pranab …

MHA recommends rejection of mercy pleas of two Death Row convicts
9 years, 7 months ago

MHA recommends rejection of mercy pleas of two Death Row convicts

Live Law  

President Pranab Mukherjee has been reportedly recommended by the Ministry of Home Affairs to reject the petitions of two death row convicts.The death sentence for the convicts, Mohan Anna Chavan and Jitendra Gehlot, currently lodged in Maharashtra jails, was upheld by the Supreme Court and their mercy petitions were rejected by the Maharashtra Governor.Mohan Anna Chavan was awarded. President Pranab …

Filing of more than one Mercy Petition is permissible both under Cr.P.C and Constitution ; State of TN to Constitution Bench [Summary of Arguments in Sriharan Day-7]
9 years, 7 months ago

Filing of more than one Mercy Petition is permissible both under Cr.P.C and Constitution ; State of TN to Constitution Bench [Summary of Arguments in Sriharan Day-7]

Live Law  

The arguments today were continued by the State of Tamil Nadu through Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Senior Advocate.Continuing on the second question referred to the constitution bench, Mr. Dwivedi argued to counter the argument of the Solicitor General that the power of mercy could not be exercised repeatedly. Continuing on the second question referred to the constitution bench, Mr. Dwivedi argued …

Mercy plea rejected, and still alive
9 years, 7 months ago

Mercy plea rejected, and still alive

The Hindu  

Death-row convicts who have successfully challenged the President’s rejection of their mercy petitions by filing of writ petitions either before the High Court or the Supreme Court: Ajay Kumar Pal: The Supreme Court Bench of Justices Dipak Misra, R.F. Surinder Koli: The Allahabad High Court commuted his death sentence in the Nithari killings case to life imprisonment on the grounds …

Different Presidents, Different Decisions: Tale of Mercy Petitions
9 years, 7 months ago

Different Presidents, Different Decisions: Tale of Mercy Petitions

The Quint  

More than 1000 mercy petitions were disposed in each of decades 1948-1954, 1955-1964 & 1965-1974. Since 1974, the number of mercy petitions filed & disposed has come down drastically. The numbers are so skewed that 94% of all the mercy petitions were disposed in the first 26 years while a mere 6% were disposed in the 41 years after that. …

President rejects mercy plea; Memon lawyers appeal again
9 years, 7 months ago

President rejects mercy plea; Memon lawyers appeal again

The Hindu  

With just a few hours left for Yakub Memon’s execution scheduled at 7 a.m. on Thursday, President Pranab Mukherjee rejected the mercy petition of the lone condemned man in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case in quick succession on a day when the Maharashtra Governor and the Supreme Court refused to give him relief. Sources said the petition argued that the …

Inhuman and unconscionable
9 years, 7 months ago

Inhuman and unconscionable

The Hindu  

Judicial finality need not necessarily mean that India should hang Yakub Memon. Even in this situation, as his life >hangs on the slender thread of a fresh mercy plea to the President, is the irreversible and inhuman sentence of death the only recourse for a democratic government? It was only in apparent cognisance of this that the Supreme Court ruled …

The politics of mercy petitions
9 years, 7 months ago

The politics of mercy petitions

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Yakub Abdul Razak Memon’s curative review petition, setting off the countdown to July 30, the date of his hanging. On June 26, 2012, the office of President Patil, in a widely reported press release, claimed, “The President is not supposed to act on her own judgment but is mandated to act in accordance with …

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