Delhi gang rape: SC extends stay on death sentence of two convicts
1 April 2014 5:32 AM IST
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the stay on the execution of the death sentence of Mukesh and Pawan Gupta, two of the four convicts in the 16 December, 2012 gang rape, till 7 April, as it sought a copy of the trial court judgment.
The death sentence of the four convicts was upheld by the Delhi High Court on 13 March. The apex court bench of justice BS Chauhan and justice J. Chelameswar at the outset of the hearing said they have gone through the judgment of the high court upholding their conviction and award of death sentence but would like to go though the judgment of the trial court. The court adjourned the hearing till 7 April. Counsel ML Sharma appeared for the two death row convicts Mukesh and Pawan. A special sitting of the apex court bench of justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and justice Shiva Kirti Singh had stayed the execution of the death sentence till 31 March.
The death sentence of the four convicts was upheld by the Delhi High Court on 13 March. The apex court bench of justice BS Chauhan and justice J. Chelameswar at the outset of the hearing said they have gone through the judgment of the high court upholding their conviction and award of death sentence but would like to go though the judgment of the trial court. The court adjourned the hearing till 7 April. Counsel ML Sharma appeared for the two death row convicts Mukesh and Pawan. A special sitting of the apex court bench of justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and justice Shiva Kirti Singh had stayed the execution of the death sentence till 31 March.
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