Nirbhaya gangrape convicts to file review petition in SC
After the Supreme Court upheld death penalty to four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, the convicts' lawyer said, "We will file review petition after reading the order." Alleging that the human rights of the convicts have been neglected, he added, "Justice is not done... You cannot give a death sentence to anyone for a message to the nation."
After being awarded death sentence, the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case will soon file a review petition in the Supreme Court.Advocate AP Singh, who fought for the convicts, alleged that the human rights of the convicts have been neglected."Justice is not done. We will file review petition after reading the order. You cannot give a death sentence to anyone for a message to the nation," he told reporters.He said the meaning of punishment is improvement and there is a right to live. "In this, the human rights have been neglected, Mahatma Gandhi's ideology has been neglected as this is violence," Singh said.Samaaj mein message dene ke liye kisi ko phansi nahi de sakte, human rights ki dhajiyaan udd gayi: AP Singh, Lawyer of convicts #Nirbhayapic.twitter.com/DKMVXBwiznAdvocate M L Sharma, who also represented the convicts, had said they should be given a chance to reform. They also raised questions about the evidence collected by the police in the matter.The trial court had awarded death penalty to the four convicts in the December 16, 2012 sensational gangrape and murder case. Prime accused Ram Singh allegedly committed suicide in his cell in Tihar jail in March 2013 and proceedings against him were abated.Also read:Nirbhaya gangrape case: Supreme Court decides the 4 convicts will hang