In a judgement that will lay precedence for others, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected the mercy petition filed by Punjab militant Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, who was convicted of killing nine people with a car bomb in Delhi in 1993.
April 12 2013, 1:08 pm
Read MoreExpediting the pending mercy petitions, the Home Ministry has sent to the President for final decision seven cases of multiple murders.
February 14 2013, 7:22 pm
Read MoreSupreme Court declared as "illegal" rejection of mercy petition of death row convict M N Das by President Pratibha Patil and commuted sentence to life imprisonment on ground of 12 year delay.
May 2 2013, 10:04 pm
Read More"Disturbing" is how the Supreme Court termed the statistics which showed that 17 mercy pleas filed between 1999 and 2011 remained pending for periods ranging from one year to 13 years.
April 12 2013, 8:42 pm
Read MoreDharampal, a rape convict who murdered five members of the victim`s family while out on parole in 1993, will be hanged in Ambala prison, Haryana jail authorities said Thursday after the President rejected his mercy petition.
April 4 2013, 5:48 pm
Read MoreOut of seven people convicted for heinous crimes, President Pranab Mukherjee has upheld execution in five cases.
April 4 2013, 1:10 pm
Read MoreAgainst the backdrop of December 16 Delhi gang-rape, a Parliamentary panel has recommended that mercy petitions should generally not be considered in cases of rape and murder.
February 27 2013, 5:50 pm
Read MoreThe office of the President has taken off the `mercy petition` section from its official website.
February 14 2013, 7:42 pm
Read MoreAmid demands for early execution of Afzal Guru, the special public prosecutor in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case has made a strong pitch for a three-month deadline for the President to decide on any mercy petition.
December 16 2012, 7:21 pm
Read MoreSarabjit Singh has signed a fresh mercy petition to be sent to President Asif Ali Zardari.
November 11 2012, 7:17 pm
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