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Added on : 2020-03-02 17:55:31

A Delhi court Monday deferred the execution of 2012 Delhi gangrape convicts after the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta was rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind. According to Delhi Prison Rules, if a mercy petition is submitted, the convict has to be given a 14-day period after the dismissal of the plea. The convicts were scheduled to be hanged at 6 am tomorrow.

A Delhi court Monday deferred the execution of 2012 Delhi gangrape convicts after the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta was rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind. According to Delhi Prison Rules, if a mercy petition is submitted, the convict has to be given a 14-day period after the dismissal of the plea. The convicts were scheduled to be hanged at 6 am tomorrow.

Editor & Publisher : Dr Dhimant Purohit

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