Nirbhaya Case

Friday, Apr 19, 2024 | Last Update : 02:15 PM IST

Cover photo of 'In the Body of a Woman: Essays on Law, Gender and Society' by Aaliya Waziri. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Angsty examination of our body of laws through lens of gender

What Waziri lays bare are the inequalities of our gender laws. The insensitivity of our judicial pronouncements.

27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM

AA Edit | Crack down on two-finger test

The Supreme Court issued the order while reinstating the conviction by the sessions court of a man who raped and set a minor ablaze

02 Nov 2022 12:15 AM

Nirbhaya’s parents with advocate J.K. Jha at the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Fresh date for hanging of Nirbhaya rapists: March 20

New death warrants issued as 4 convicts exhaust legal remedies.

06 Mar 2020 2:31 AM

Nirbhaya's parents Badrinath Singh and Asha Devi. (Photo: PTI)

Nirbhaya case: 4 convicts won’t be hanged today

After Pawan’s curative plea was rejected by the apex court, the sessions court first refused to stay the hanging of the four convicts on Tuesday.

03 Mar 2020 4:17 AM

Nirbhaya convicts to be hanged on March 3

The convicts were scheduled to be executed on Jan 22, but the execution was suspended indefinately by a Delhi court

17 Feb 2020 5:13 PM

While the Nirbhaya case gets all the attention, the Najafgarh rape case has been dragging on in the courts. (Representational picture)

9 yrs on, Najafgarh gangrape victim’s kin still await justice

Father says convicts taking advantage of loopholes, delay in Nirbhaya case disheartening.

16 Feb 2020 4:23 AM

Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi at Patiala House court in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

SC reserves order on Nirbhaya convict’s plea on mercy rejection

The court rejected Singh’s plea that he may be permitted to peruse the file relating to Vinay Sharma’s mercy petition.

14 Feb 2020 2:47 AM

Patiala House Court won't give death warrants to convicts: Nirbhaya parents

The father of the convict came to the court after seven years today and pleaded before the court

12 Feb 2020 5:28 PM

Supreme Court lets Centre, Delhi govt to seek fresh death warrant

It is a strategic inaction; it is not a case where he (Pawan Gupta) has no legal assistance.

12 Feb 2020 3:34 AM

Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi at the Supreme Court on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

SC urged to lay down law for separate hanging of convicts

The high court in its February 5 judgment had held that all the four death row convicts will be executed together and not individually.

08 Feb 2020 2:25 AM

Nirbhaya killers given 1 week for legal remedies

I am satisfied but I will be happy only on the day when the convicts will be hanged, says Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi.

06 Feb 2020 1:58 AM

Nirbhaya: Delhi HC reserves order on plea to lift hangings’ stay

Referring to the Hyderabad encounter, solicitor general Tushar Mehra said that what happened there was shocking but people celebrated it.

03 Feb 2020 3:59 AM

Nirbhaya case: SC refuses to take up Prez mercy plea denial

It further said that it was not necessary for the authorities to call for the opinion of the jail superintendent.

30 Jan 2020 1:38 AM

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Nirbhaya convict’s plea

Curative petition by Mukesh and Vinay Sharma was rejected on January 14, 2020.

29 Jan 2020 1:58 AM

As per the order of a Delhi Court, all the four death-row convicts — Vinay Sharma, Mukesh, Pawan Gupta and Akshay Kumar Singh — are likely to be hanged on February 3, at 6 am in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. (Photo: PTI/File)

Nirbhaya case: SC to hear convict’s petition today

The petition by Mukesh challenging the rejection of mercy petition will be heard by the three-judge bench at 12.30 pm.

28 Jan 2020 2:15 AM

Ahead of their execution date set by the same judge, all the four death row convicts—Vinay Shrama (26), Akshay Kumar Singh (31), Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), and Pawan Gupta (25)—who are lodged in separate cells in Tihar jail, are yet to inform the authorities about when they want to meet their families for the last time or whom they want to will their property. (Photo: PTI/File)

Nirbhaya case: Judge who issued death warrant against 4 convicts transferred

The Tihar authorities had written to the UP prison officials, seeking the services of two hangmen from the state for the execution.

24 Jan 2020 4:43 AM

In case the case of Mukesh, the President has already rejected his mercy petition but Vinay Sharma has yet to file mercy petition. (Representational Image)

Centre seeks shorter time for filing mercy pleas

The Centre’s petition comes amid anger over the delay in the Nirbhaya convicts’ hanging.

23 Jan 2020 1:15 AM

An act of forgiveness cannot be limited to religious terms, as merely a pious act ordained by God. (Photo: ANI)

Thinking forgiveness, mother-to-mother

The judge asked for restoration of order in the courtroom and the date of hanging was fixed.

22 Jan 2020 7:16 AM

Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi requested President Ram Nath Kovind to summarily reject the mercy petition of death row convict in the Nirbhaya case, Mukesh Singh. (Photo: ANI)

Nirbhaya case: 'Execution will not happen on Jan 22': Delhi govt to HC

However, Delhi govt and Centre said that petition against death warrant is 'premature'.

15 Jan 2020 2:00 PM

Nirbhaya case: SC junks curative pleas by 2 convicts

The review petition of Mukesh, and Vinay Sharma were rejected on July 9, 2018.

15 Jan 2020 1:33 AM

1 of 3

Columns

Mohan Guruswamy

Nirbhaya case