Advocate Jitendra Jha, counselling Nirbhaya's parents, while speaking to an eminent news agency 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, as per the Delhi Prison Rules, after the President rejects the mercy plea of a convict, a span of 14 days is given to settle their earthly affairs.
On Friday, Delhi Court has put stay on the execution of the four death-row convicts-- Akshay, Pawan, Mukesh and Vinay for an indefinite period.
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Additional Sessions Judge Darmendra Rana in his order, "Without commenting upon the dialtory tactics adopted by the convicts, suffice it would be to state that seeking redress of one's grievances through procedures established by law was the hallmark of any civilized society. The courts of this country cannot afford to adversely discriminate against any convict, including death row convicts in pursuit of his legal remedies, by turning a Nelson's eye towards him."
A 23-year-old woman was brutally gangraped, tormented on December 16, 2012 which led to her death. All the six accused were arrested and charged with sexual assault and murder. One of the accused was a minor, appeared before a juvenile justice court, while another committed suicide in Tihar jail.
All four convcits were sentenced to death by a trial court in September 2013, and the verdict was confirmed by the High Court in March 2014, upheld by the Supreme Court in May 2017, which also received dismissal of review petition in July 2018.