Modifying death sentence orders will open floodgates: CJI Bobde

Amid recent debate over death penalty or capital punishment, Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde on Thursday observed that possibility of sparing death row convicts will "open floodgates." controversy was stoked after senior Supreme Court lawyer Indira Jaising urged Nirbhaya's mor Asha Devi to forgive death penalty of Nirbhaya's rapists. While reserving  verdict on a petition seeking conversion of a death sentence awarded to a woman and her lover on charges of killing seven of her family members to life imprisonment, CJI made se remarks.

convicts -- Shabnam and Saleem -- were found guilty of murdering seven, including a 10-month-old baby, in Uttar Pradesh's Almorah over 10 years ago. A sessions court sentenced two to death in 2010, and decision was upheld by Allahabad High Court three years later. Supreme Court confirmed death sentence in 2015.

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Making his observation in case, CJI Bobde said that finality of death sentence is necessary. "We do t want to emphasise only on life and death penalty of accused especially when lives of seven people including a 10-month-old baby have been snuffed out." 

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Earlier on January 19, Asha Devi, mor of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim had slammed Jaising for her suggestion that she should forgive her daughter's rapists. Jaising had said she fully identifies with pain of Asha Devi but was against death penalty. "While I fully identify with pain of Asha Devi I urge her to follow example of Sonia Gandhi who forgave Nalini and said she did t want death penalty for her. We are with you but against death penalty," she had said in tweet. 

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