Nirbhaya case: Delhi Court stays execution of convicts till further orders
The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the execution of convicts till further orders in 2012 Delhi gangrape case.
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the execution of convicts till further orders in 2012 Delhi gangrape case.
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The verdict was delivered by Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana at Delhi's Patiala court.
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Advocate AP Singh, representing the convicts -- Pawan Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma and Akshay Kumar -- has urged the court to adjourn the executions "sine die" (with no appointed date for resumption) as Vinay's mercy plea before the president is pending. (With ANI inputs)