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No mercy for abuse of position of trust(01.09.2015)

Noting that a bus conductor's position was one of trust within a transport company as he was responsible for collection of fares, and checks to bolste.....

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President Rejects Pawan Gupta’s Mercy Petition(05.03.2020)

President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy plea of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case.

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Delhi HC Sets Aside President’s Order Rejecting Mercy Plea of Death-row Convict(29.06.2017)

Delhi High Court has set aside President’s order rejecting mercy plea of a death-row convict and reduced his sentence to life term.

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SC: Decide Mercy Petitions at Earliest to Disallow Convicts in Taking Advantage of Delay(17.04.2023)

Supreme Court has directed all State Governments to ensure that mercy petitions in death penalty cases are decided and disposed of at the earliest so .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Mercy Petitions, Benefit, Disadvantage, Inordinate Delay



SC Issues Notice in Plea Seeking Guidelines for Time-Bound Disposal of Clemency & Mercy Petitions(17.07.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea seeking directions for issuance of guidelines on disposal of clemency/mercy Writ Petitions and resultant exe.....

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Death Penalty Execution: SC to Lay Down Procedure to Avoid Delays Once Mercy Petition is Rejected(09.09.2024)

Supreme Court has stated that, in order to avoid delay in execution of the sentence, it shall lay down the procedure required to be followed by the st.....

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SC Pulls Up Centre for Not Deciding Mercy Petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana Within Time Limit(29.09.2022)

Supreme Court has taken exception to apathetic attitude of the Central government in not considering the mercy petition filed by death row convict Bal.....

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Nirbhaya Case: President Dismisses Mercy Plea of Convict Vinay Sharma(01.02.2020)

Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma's mercy plea has been rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind. Four men - Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, Mukesh Singh and Aksh.....

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Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Mercy Petition of Convict Akshay Kumar Singh(06.02.2020)

President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape.....

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President of India Rejects Mercy Plea of Death Row Convict Mukesh Singh(17.01.2020)

President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape a.....

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