Nirbhaya Case: The four accused in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case will be hanged at 6 a.m. on March 3. The Patiala House Court on Monday issued a new death warrant. After this, Nirbhaya’s mother, Asha Devi, said, ‘I am not happy with the new death warrant. This is the third time it has been released. We’ve been fighting a lot. I am satisfied if the death warrant is issued. I am hopeful that the four accused will be hanged at 6 a.m. on March 3.


2012 Delhi gang-rape case: Delhi court has issued a fresh date for execution of death warrant against all the four convicts. Convicts to be executed on March 3 at 6 am. https://t.co/lUI3flqwzU — ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2020 Advertisement

Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana reserved his order after the hearing. During the hearing, Mukesh Kumar Singh, one of the four accused in Nirbhaya Case, told the court that he did not want to advocate Brinda Grover to defend him. The court then appointed Advocate Ravi Qazi to represent him.

The court was further informed that another accused in the case, Vinay Sharma, is in jail in Tihar jail. Vinay’s lawyer told the court that he was assaulted in the jail and suffered head injuries.

Vinay’s lawyer also said that he was suffering from severe mental illness so he could not be hanged. The court then directed the Tihar jail superintendent to take proper care of the accused in accordance with the law. Pawan Gupta, counsel for the other accused, told the court that his client wanted a corrective application in the Supreme Court and a mercy petition to the President. Pawan Gupta is the only one of the four accused who has not yet filed a correctional petition. This is the last legal option for anyone who is judged in the Chamber. Pawan Gupta also has the option to apply for mercy.

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Akshay’s lawyer told the court that he had prepared a new mercy petition which would be given to the President. The parents of the court and the Delhi government are hearing a petition seeking a fresh date for the execution of four accused in the murder.

The Supreme Court has allowed the authorities to go to a lower court than the new date for the execution of these convicts. Four accused were sentenced to death in connection with the incident.