Nirbhaya parents to move court after President rejects convict’s mercy plea

The parents of 2012 gang rape victim named ‘Nirbhaya’ by the media are all set to move a Delhi court seeking issuance of fresh death warrants against the four death row convicts after the President on Saturday rejected the mercy plea filed by one of the convicts Vinay Sharma.

Speaking to IANS, Advocate Jitendra Jha, counsel for Nirbhaya’s parents said, “We will move an application in order to inform the court regarding the latest developments stating that no pleas or applications of any of the convict is lying pending in any legal forum and hence they should be hanged.”

However, according to the Delhi Prison Rules, after the President rejects the mercy plea of a convict, a period of 14 days is given to settle their earthly affairs.

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