Nirbhaya Case Series 🆓

On January 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea by Mukesh Singh claiming his mercy petition was decided without giving him a hearing. The President’s office, having received multiple mercy petitions, rejected the last one on January 19.

Each petition was rejected. Each rejection was accompanied by scathing observations from judges who reaffirmed the heinousness of the crime. Yet, the convicts deployed delay tactics: filing frivolous pleas, changing lawyers, claiming they were framed, and even alleging that the victim had died due to medical negligence, not the assault. nirbhaya case series

At 5:30 AM, the hangman, Pawan Jallad, pulled the lever. The trapdoors opened, and the four fell simultaneously. Within minutes, they were pronounced dead. On January 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a

When this was announced in August 2013, India exploded in rage. How could a boy who participated in the gang rape and murder walk free at 20, while his adult co-accused faced the noose? Each rejection was accompanied by scathing observations from