Nirbhaya Gangrape Case: Go to NHRC, Delhi HC Says Petitioner Amid Delays in Hanging

The court early on Monday had rejected Pawan Gupta's curative petition. Soon, his advocate filed a mercy plea to the President. Since he is the last of the four convicts whose all legal courses have not been exhausted, another petition was moved to the Delhi High Court against the alleged inhuman behaviour with the inmates.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has disposed of a petition seeking directions to the National Human Rights Commission to inquire about convicts’ health. It has asked the petitioner to approach NHRC directly, without any HC order.

On Monday, the March 3 hanging of the four convicts — Mukesh, Akshay, Vinay, Pawan — was postponed on Monday as Pawan Gupta’s mercy petition was pending before the President.

The court early on Monday had rejected Pawan Gupta’s curative petition. Soon, his advocate filed a mercy plea to the President. Since he is the last of the four convicts whose all legal courses have not been exhausted, another petition was moved to the Delhi High Court against the alleged inhuman behaviour with the inmates.

Once the mercy plea with the President gets rejected, another date for the execution will be issued. If there are no legal hurdles, the convicts would be executed. It’s unlikely that an order from the Human Rights Commission would again delay the execution unless another court case is filed based on that.