16 December case- Two convicts seeks Hindi translation of documents

Two of the four death row convicts in the 16 December gangrape case on Sunday moved an application before the Delhi High Court seeking Hindi translation of certain documents including the trial court’s conviction and sentence orders in the case. The counsel for convicts Mukesh and Pawan told a bench of justices Reva Khetrapal and Pratibha Rani, which is hearing the trial court’s reference for confirming their death sentence, that he has filed the ‘proforma appeal’ on behalf of his two clients but they are under objection as certain documents are yet to be annexed.

Advocate M L Sharma, appearing for the two convicts, also told the court that he has moved an application seeking Hindi version of the FIR, charge sheet, evidence, 10 September judgement and 13 September sentence order. Seeking the court to adjourn the case till the time he filed formal appeals, Sharma said as the documents are in English, he was seeking Hindi translation of these papers.