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Under New Law, Death Row Convict Can't Appeal Against President's Decision
- Thursday August 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A death-row convict whose mercy petition has been disposed of by the president will have no right to appeal in a court against the decision when the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), 2023 becomes law.
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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 4-Year-Old Girl
- Thursday May 4, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2008, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma Moves High Court Over Rejected Mercy Plea
- Friday March 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
One of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, on Friday approached the Delhi High Court claiming that there were procedural lapses and "constitutional irregularities" in the rejection of his mercy plea by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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"Hopeful That The Convicts Will Be Hanged This Month": Nirbhaya's Father
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nirbhaya's father today expressed hope that the convicts will be hanged this month, after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the case.
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All Options Over For Nirbhaya Convicts, Tihar To Seek Fresh Hanging Date
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Shylaja Varma
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday rejected the request for mercy by Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi dubbed "Nirbhaya".
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Nirbhaya Convict Cites "Mental Illness" To Challenge Mercy Plea Rejection
- Thursday February 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
A death row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case today claimed in the Supreme Court that the President had not considered the "mental stability" he suffered due to torture in jail while rejecting his mercy petition. The centre denied the assertion, saying he was "fit and of sound mind".
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Another Nirbhaya Convict Challenges Rejection Of Mercy Plea In Supreme Court
- Tuesday February 11, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob
One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Vinay Sharma's counsel, AP Singh, also sought the reduction of his punishment from death sentence to life imprisonment.
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Nirbhaya Case: Akshay Thakur's Plea Against Hanging Rejected By President
- Wednesday February 5, 2020
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Thakur, the third of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. The death row prisoner had filed the appeal on Saturday, hours after President Kovind turned down the appeal of fellow convict Vinay Sharma.
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Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Convict Akshay Singh Files Mercy Plea With President
- Saturday February 1, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
One of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case Akshay Thakur has filed a mercy plea, jail officials said. This comes hours after the President rejected a similar plea filed by Vinay Sharma, another convict in the case.
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Nirbhaya Convict Files Mercy Plea, President Rejects Another's Petition
- Saturday February 1, 2020
- India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Nirbhaya convict Akshay Singh has filed a mercy plea with President Ram Nath Kovind, hours after a similar plea by convict Vinay Sharma was rejected
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'Suffering In Jail No Ground For Mercy': Nirbhaya Convict's Plea Rejected
- Wednesday January 29, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Suffering in prison cannot be grounds for mercy, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing a Nirbhaya convict's petition challenging rejection of mercy by the President. "It cannot be said that the President did not apply his mind," the Supreme Court said to convict Mukesh Singh's petition.
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Quick Decision On Nirbhaya Convict Plea Can't Be Ground For Appeal: Centre
- Wednesday January 29, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
"Expeditious decision" by the President on mercy petition cannot be a ground to challenge its rejection by one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Nirbhaya Convict's Plea To Be Heard By Supreme Court Tomorrow
- Monday January 27, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The petition of one of the four Nirbhaya convicts challenging rejection of mercy should be listed on "top priority" if execution is on February 1, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said on Monday.
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Nirbhaya Convict Files Petition In Top Court Against Mercy Plea Rejection
- Saturday January 25, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari
One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case, Mukesh Kumar Singh, on Saturday challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by the President in the Supreme Court, and sought dismissal of the death warrant scheduled to be carried out on February 1.
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Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Nirbhaya Convict's Mercy Plea
- Friday January 17, 2020
- India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a mercy petition filed by Mukesh Singh - one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case - mere hours after it was forwarded to him by the Home Ministry. The petition was Mukesh Singh's final appeal before his execution
- www.ndtv.com
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Under New Law, Death Row Convict Can't Appeal Against President's Decision
- Thursday August 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A death-row convict whose mercy petition has been disposed of by the president will have no right to appeal in a court against the decision when the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), 2023 becomes law.
- www.ndtv.com
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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 4-Year-Old Girl
- Thursday May 4, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2008, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma Moves High Court Over Rejected Mercy Plea
- Friday March 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
One of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, on Friday approached the Delhi High Court claiming that there were procedural lapses and "constitutional irregularities" in the rejection of his mercy plea by President Ram Nath Kovind.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Hopeful That The Convicts Will Be Hanged This Month": Nirbhaya's Father
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nirbhaya's father today expressed hope that the convicts will be hanged this month, after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the case.
- www.ndtv.com
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All Options Over For Nirbhaya Convicts, Tihar To Seek Fresh Hanging Date
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Shylaja Varma
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday rejected the request for mercy by Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi dubbed "Nirbhaya".
- www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Convict Cites "Mental Illness" To Challenge Mercy Plea Rejection
- Thursday February 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
A death row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case today claimed in the Supreme Court that the President had not considered the "mental stability" he suffered due to torture in jail while rejecting his mercy petition. The centre denied the assertion, saying he was "fit and of sound mind".
- www.ndtv.com
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Another Nirbhaya Convict Challenges Rejection Of Mercy Plea In Supreme Court
- Tuesday February 11, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob
One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Vinay Sharma's counsel, AP Singh, also sought the reduction of his punishment from death sentence to life imprisonment.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Case: Akshay Thakur's Plea Against Hanging Rejected By President
- Wednesday February 5, 2020
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Thakur, the third of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. The death row prisoner had filed the appeal on Saturday, hours after President Kovind turned down the appeal of fellow convict Vinay Sharma.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Convict Akshay Singh Files Mercy Plea With President
- Saturday February 1, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
One of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case Akshay Thakur has filed a mercy plea, jail officials said. This comes hours after the President rejected a similar plea filed by Vinay Sharma, another convict in the case.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Convict Files Mercy Plea, President Rejects Another's Petition
- Saturday February 1, 2020
- India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Nirbhaya convict Akshay Singh has filed a mercy plea with President Ram Nath Kovind, hours after a similar plea by convict Vinay Sharma was rejected
- www.ndtv.com
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'Suffering In Jail No Ground For Mercy': Nirbhaya Convict's Plea Rejected
- Wednesday January 29, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
Suffering in prison cannot be grounds for mercy, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing a Nirbhaya convict's petition challenging rejection of mercy by the President. "It cannot be said that the President did not apply his mind," the Supreme Court said to convict Mukesh Singh's petition.
- www.ndtv.com
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Quick Decision On Nirbhaya Convict Plea Can't Be Ground For Appeal: Centre
- Wednesday January 29, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
"Expeditious decision" by the President on mercy petition cannot be a ground to challenge its rejection by one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Convict's Plea To Be Heard By Supreme Court Tomorrow
- Monday January 27, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
The petition of one of the four Nirbhaya convicts challenging rejection of mercy should be listed on "top priority" if execution is on February 1, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Convict Files Petition In Top Court Against Mercy Plea Rejection
- Saturday January 25, 2020
- India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari
One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case, Mukesh Kumar Singh, on Saturday challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by the President in the Supreme Court, and sought dismissal of the death warrant scheduled to be carried out on February 1.
- www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Nirbhaya Convict's Mercy Plea
- Friday January 17, 2020
- India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a mercy petition filed by Mukesh Singh - one of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case - mere hours after it was forwarded to him by the Home Ministry. The petition was Mukesh Singh's final appeal before his execution
- www.ndtv.com