Tag: mercy appeal

The Supreme Court has upheld the hanging of Nirbhaya gang rape and murder convict Akshay. The 3-member bench on Wednesday dismissed his petition. Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi expressed happiness over the decision. After this, the death warrant of the convicts was heard in Patiala House Court. The court directed Tihar Jail to issue a week's notice to the convicts today whether they want to file mercy petition or not. The court will next hear it on 7 January. However, Akshay's lawyer AP Singh has said to file a curative petition before the mercy petition.

Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case, said that the mercy petition sent to the President should be withdrawn. Vinay said on Saturday that the petition was not signed by me. Vinay is the only convict in the case who had filed the mercy petition. According to officials, the Home Ministry has sent a recommendation to the President for a final decision on the mercy petition. Also, the Center has recommended rejection on the mercy petition.