Nirbhaya Case: The Supreme Court has issued a green signal for a new death warrant after hearing the plea of ​​the central government and the Delhi government for the separation of the convicts in the Nirbhaya case. The court said in its order that the Tihar administration can now apply to the Sessions Court for a new date of execution. In addition, the court issued notice to the four accused and their separate hanging cases have stayed. The next hearing on Nirbhaya Case will be February 13.


#NirbhayaCase | SC allows Centre to move the trial court for issuance of fresh death warrants after the Centre appealed against the Delhi HC order which did not allow separate hangings of the convicts pic.twitter.com/wHuUmpl7HT — Mirror Now (@MirrorNow) February 11, 2020 Advertisement

The dispute was held in court at the last hearing

In a previous hearing, the bench of Justices R Bhanumathi, Justice Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, adjourned the hearing of the central government’s plea for the immediate hanging of the convicts and said that according to the High Court’s decision, the culprits will be given seven days to allow the court to apply legal alternatives within the time limit.

The court dropped the solicitor general Tushar Mehta’s application for a notice to the convict, which would further delay the case. We will hear the matter on February 11 and then see if the perpetrators need to give any notice.

Frustrated by this, Mehta said the patience of the country is being tested in this regard. He said that all legal options, including the mercy petition of convict Mukesh Kumar Singh, were over. At the same time, the mercy petition of Akshay Kumar and Vinay Kumar Sharma has been rejected.

Pawan has not yet requested correction or mercy. The question is whether the government should wait endlessly. In response, the bench said no one could be forced to seek legal alternatives. The High Court gave the convicts seven days to try this option. It gives them legal protection.

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Mehta’s argument, ask the convicts about their motives

Mehta told the bench that the court should decide whether the convicts cannot be separately hanged in the same case. When the bench said that on February 11 to hear about it, Mehta requested that the four accused be given notice.

Do you come to this court on Monday to ask the convicts what their motive is? The issuance of notice will not hurt the convicts. The High Court has already given them notice. This will help the court.

After all, as an institution, we are also responsible to society. In this regard, the bench said the issue of giving notice would further drag the matter. We know you have the merits of the application but will consider it at the next hearing.