Nirbhaya rape case: Convict moves Delhi HC claiming juvenility, hearing on Thursday

In a shocking development in Nirbhaya case, convict Pawan Kumar on Wednesday, has moved Delhi High Court claiming that he was a juvenile at time of offense, filing a criminal revision petition. convict has claimed that ossification test (which is done to ascertain of subject) was t conducted in December 2012 and that he should be given benefit of that. Delhi HC has agreed to hear matter on Thursday.

Nirbhaya case: Next hearing on Jan 7, time granted to convicts for legal remedies

Convict moves HC claiming juvenility

convict has claimed that claim of juvenility can be raised at any time even after final disposal of case in his plea. Furrmore, convict has asked that he should be treated as a juvenile under juvenile justice act while demanding relevant tests to be performed to settle question of juvenility. Bombay High Court h previously ruled that bone ossification test is by itself t conclusive proof of .

Supreme Court dismisses review plea of convict in Nirbhaya rape and murder case

Court journs hearing to January 7, one week for mercy plea

Meanwhile, Patiala House Court has journed hearing in 7-year-old Nirbhaya rape case to January 7. Court has given one week to convicts' to file mercy plea and time till January 7 to exercise all ir remaining legal remedies. While Nirbhaya's counsel pushed for immediate issue of a death warrant, convicts' counsel said that one of convict Vinay Sharma will file for a mercy petition to President. As ar convict too has stated he will file for mercy petition and curative plea, judge has stated that 'more than eugh time till January 7' has been granted.

Abha Singh on Nirbhaya: ' SC needs to get a time frame for such rape and murder cases'

SC dismisses review plea

Supreme Court bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna dismissed review petition of Akshay Singh, one of convicts in Nirbhaya rape and murder case. bench stated that all aspects of case h alrey been dealt with by trial court, High Court and SC, saying re was merit in plea. While convict's counsel A P Singh has demanded 3 weeks to file mercy petition on behalf of Akshay Singh, Solicitor general Tushar Mehta has stated that y are constitutionally entitled to 1 week time to file for mercy plea.

Nirbhaya rape case: Court sets Dec 18 hearing date as convict's review plea pending in SC

Nirbhaya case

A 23-year-old paramedic student Nirbhaya was gang-raped inside a running bus by six persons on December 16 in 2012 in Delhi. victim was severely assaulted and thrown out on ro along with her male friend and succumbed to injuries a few days later. Out of six convicts, one committed suicide in prison, while ar, a juvenile, served maximum punishment of three years in a reform home and was set free in 2015.

remaining four rapists were convicted and handed death sentence by a trial court in 2013, confirmed by Delhi High Court in March 2014. Supreme Court upheld Delhi High Court's verdict in 2017. In July 2018, SC rejected review pleas filed by three convicts for a re-examination of its 2017 judgment. Amid growing demands for hanging of Nirbhaya rape convicts, Tihar Jail has summoned two hangmen from UP for any scheduled execution.