Death penalty to Nirbhaya convicts

Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court to hear Centre's plea to execute convicts separately

In the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, the Supreme Court will hear a petition, filed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), seeking a direction to execute the death row convicts separately. 

Feb 25, 2020, 09:15 AM IST

Nirbhaya convicts have a week to exhaust legal options against hanging

The convicts in the Nirbhaya case will get one week to exercise all their legal remedies, after which the trial court will begin proceedings for their execution, the Delhi High Court said today, settling the Centre's petition against the indefinite freeze on execution placed by the lower court. The judges, however, refused to hang the convicts separately, which was also part of the Centre's request.

Feb 05, 2020, 18:44 PM IST