1993 Mumbai blasts: SC stays execution of Yakub Abdul Memon
28 Sept 2014 5:19 AM IST
A bench headed by Justice TS Thakur extended the 2 June order suspending the death sentence awarded to Memon and asked the Maharashtra government to file its response on his plea.
Taking a cue from the judgement passed on 2 September by a constitution bench of the apex court, Memon said in his plea that according to the verdict, his review plea should be heard in an open court.
The constitution bench, in its verdict, had held that years spent behind bars during prolonged judicial proceedings cannot be a ground for converting death sentence to life imprisonment and review plea of the condemned prisoners must be given an open court hearing.
Memon is the third death row convict after Nithari rapist-cum-serial killer Surinder Koli who had approached the apex court seeking hearing of their respective review pleas in an open court.
The apex court, on 12 September, had extended the stay on execution of Koli till 28 October on his plea seeking review of its verdict upholding his conviction and death sentence in one of the murder cases.
During hearing on Koli’s plea, the advocates appearing for the convict had also referred to the 2 September verdict.
Earlier in the week, another death row convict from Chhattisgarh, Sonu Sardar, has sought a similar relief.
Taking a cue from the judgement passed on 2 September by a constitution bench of the apex court, Memon said in his plea that according to the verdict, his review plea should be heard in an open court.
The constitution bench, in its verdict, had held that years spent behind bars during prolonged judicial proceedings cannot be a ground for converting death sentence to life imprisonment and review plea of the condemned prisoners must be given an open court hearing.
Memon is the third death row convict after Nithari rapist-cum-serial killer Surinder Koli who had approached the apex court seeking hearing of their respective review pleas in an open court.
The apex court, on 12 September, had extended the stay on execution of Koli till 28 October on his plea seeking review of its verdict upholding his conviction and death sentence in one of the murder cases.
During hearing on Koli’s plea, the advocates appearing for the convict had also referred to the 2 September verdict.
Earlier in the week, another death row convict from Chhattisgarh, Sonu Sardar, has sought a similar relief.
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