"A Sea Of Change In Death Penalty Jurisprudence"; Death-row Convict In Nirbhaya Case Mukesh Files Curative Plea In SC
Another Death-row convict in the Nirbhaya Case. The Trial Court had issued the death warrant to hang all convicts- Mukesh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Kumar Singh on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail. Petitioner has cited the Judgment in Navneet Kaur v. State 15 SCC 155] where the Supreme Court quashed a death sentence in curative proceedings on grounds of change in law subsequent to the main appeal being dismissed. It is submitted that subsequent to the impugned judgment, specifically since November 2018 till date Supreme Court has commuted death sentences in 17 cases involving rape and murder. Petitioner submits that death sentence upheld by the impugned judgment further was occasioned by the immense media frenzy and political pressure surrounding the case of the Petitioner.
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