Mercy Petition

Supreme Court Orders Consideration of Mercy Petition Despite Pending Co-accused Appeal: Balwant Singh vs. Union of India (2022)

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Supreme Court Orders Consideration of Mercy Petition Despite Pending Co-accused Appeal Date of the Judgment: May 02, 2022 Citation: Not Available Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Can a mercy petition be kept pending indefinitely because a co-accused’s appeal is still being heard? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi (20 March 2020)

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Mercy Petition in Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the President of India’s rejection of a mercy petition can be judicially reviewed, and whether the petitioner’s claim of juvenility was validly rejected. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Due to 12-Year Delay in Mercy Petition: Mahendra Nath Das vs. Union of India (2013)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a prolonged delay in deciding a mercy petition is grounds for commuting a death sentence to life imprisonment. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Mahendra Nath Das vs. Union of India and others. Judgment Date: May 1, 2013 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 1, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 312 Judges: G.S.

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