<p>The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/no-question-of-nrc-in-bihar-pm-has-clarified-his-stand-on-it-nitish-kumar-273931">Supreme Court</a> on Tuesday dismissed the curative petition of the two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case.<br />
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A five-judge Bench of Justices <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/supreme-court-orders-review-on-all-restrictive-orders-in-jammu-and-kashmir-after-article-370-abrogation-273307">NV Ramana</a>, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan heard the petition filed by Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">SC's 5-judge bench, headed by Justice NV Ramana, starts hearing curative petitions filed by two Delhi 2012 gangrape&amp;murder case convicts Vinay&amp;Mukesh, in a chamber hearing.Curative petitions are decided in-chambers by judges. It' the last&amp;final legal remedy available to convicts. <a href="https://t.co/l7Lt8tKoiA">pic.twitter.com/l7Lt8tKoiA</a></p>
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<p>The duo had moved a curative petition in the top court after a Delhi court issued death warrants in their names for their hanging on January 22.<br />
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Besides them, two other convicts named Pawan and Akshay are also slated to be <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/days-after-death-warrant-nirbhaya-case-convict-files-curative-plea-before-supreme-court-273126">executed</a> on the same day at 7 am in Delhi's Tihar Jail premises.<br />
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They were convicted and sentenced to death for raping a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in the national capital on the intervening night of December 16-17, 2012.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim: This is a big day for me. I had been struggling for the last 7 years. But the biggest day will be 22nd January when they (convicts) will be hanged. <a href="https://t.co/GBfPt9ezIb">https://t.co/GBfPt9ezIb</a> <a href="https://t.co/uMPcVfP7Sf">pic.twitter.com/uMPcVfP7Sf</a></p>
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<p>The victim, who was later given the name <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/tihar-jail-to-conduct-dummy-execution-of-nirbhaya-convicts-before-january-22-272825">Nirbhaya</a>, had succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Singapore where she had been airlifted for medical treatment.<br />
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A curative petition is the last judicial resort available for the redressal of grievances. Curative petitions are decided in-chambers by the judges.<br />
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If it is rejected, they are legally bound to move a mercy petition. It is filed before the President who has the power to commute it to life imprisonment.<br />
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The court after issuing a black warrant in their name gave them two weeks time to file both the curative and mercy petitions.</p>


The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petition of the two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. A five-judge Bench of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan heard the petition filed by Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petition of the two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. A five-judge Bench of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan heard the petition filed by Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh. SC's 5-judge bench, headed by Justice NV Ramana, starts hearing curative petitions filed by two Delhi 2012 gangrape&murder case convicts Vinay&Mukesh, in a chamber hearing.Curative petitions are decided in-chambers by judges. It' the last&final legal remedy available to convicts. pic.twitter.com/l7Lt8tKoiA — ANI (@ANI) January 14, 2020 × The duo had moved a curative petition in the top court after a Delhi court issued death warrants in their names for their hanging on January 22. Besides them, two other convicts named Pawan and Akshay are also slated to be executed on the same day at 7 am in Delhi's Tihar Jail premises. They were convicted and sentenced to death for raping a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in the national capital on the intervening night of December 16-17, 2012. Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim: This is a big day for me. I had been struggling for the last 7 years. But the biggest day will be 22nd January when they (convicts) will be hanged. https://t.co/GBfPt9ezIb pic.twitter.com/uMPcVfP7Sf — ANI (@ANI) January 14, 2020 × The victim, who was later given the name Nirbhaya, had succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Singapore where she had been airlifted for medical treatment. A curative petition is the last judicial resort available for the redressal of grievances. Curative petitions are decided in-chambers by the judges. If it is rejected, they are legally bound to move a mercy petition. It is filed before the President who has the power to commute it to life imprisonment. The court after issuing a black warrant in their name gave them two weeks time to file both the curative and mercy petitions.

Supreme Court dismisses Nirbhaya convicts curative pleas

<p>A Delhi court today issued a death warrant against all 4 convicts in the<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/nirbhaya-rape-case-court-seeks-status-report-from-tihar-jail-authorities-224277"> 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case</a>.&nbsp;The convicts will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am.</p>

<p>The court heard the plea of parents of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/court-dismisses-plea-seeking-fir-against-sole-witness-in-nirbhaya-rape-case-272547">2012 Delhi gang-rape </a>victim seeking to expedite the procedure to hang all four convicted in the case and also seeking issuance of death warrant against them.</p>

<p>It was informed by the lawyers of the convicts that they are in the process of filing the curative plea.</p>

<p>Yesterday, the court had dismissed an application filed by the father of one of the death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case, who had questioned the credibility of the sole witness by claiming that he was "tutored" and sought the registration of FIR against him.</p>

<p>The court had on December 20 reserved the order on an application filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta`s father till today. The petition had stated that the girl's friend committed perjury for giving false testimony in the court.</p>

<p>The sole eye-witness was accompanying the 23-year-old girl when she was raped and murdered by six men on a moving bus on December 16, 2012.</p>

<p>Besides Pawan Kumar Gupta, three others - Akshay, Vinay, and Mukesh are facing the gallows in the case.</p>

<p>The main accused, Ram Singh, allegedly committed suicide in Tihar Jail during the trial. Another accused was a minor at the time of the commission of the crime and was sent to a reform facility and released after three years.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from ANI)</em></p>


A Delhi court today issued a death warrant against all 4 convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case. The convicts will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am. The court heard the plea of parents of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim seeking to expedite the procedure to hang all four convicted in the case and also seeking issuance of death warrant against them.

A Delhi court today issued a death warrant against all 4 convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case. The convicts will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am. The court heard the plea of parents of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim seeking to expedite the procedure to hang all four convicted in the case and also seeking issuance of death warrant against them. It was informed by the lawyers of the convicts that they are in the process of filing the curative plea. Yesterday, the court had dismissed an application filed by the father of one of the death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case, who had questioned the credibility of the sole witness by claiming that he was "tutored" and sought the registration of FIR against him. The court had on December 20 reserved the order on an application filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta`s father till today. The petition had stated that the girl's friend committed perjury for giving false testimony in the court. The sole eye-witness was accompanying the 23-year-old girl when she was raped and murdered by six men on a moving bus on December 16, 2012. Besides Pawan Kumar Gupta, three others - Akshay, Vinay, and Mukesh are facing the gallows in the case. The main accused, Ram Singh, allegedly committed suicide in Tihar Jail during the trial. Another accused was a minor at the time of the commission of the crime and was sent to a reform facility and released after three years. (With inputs from ANI)

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