Dec 16 case: Two convicts seeks Hindi translation of documents
October 21, 2013  11:38
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Two of the four death row convicts in the December 16 gang-rape case today moved an application before the Delhi High Court seeking Hindi translation of certain documents including the trial court's conviction and sentence orders in the case.

Advocate M L Sharma, appearing for the two convicts, also told the court that he has moved an application seeking Hindi version of the FIR, charge sheet, evidence, September 10 judgement and September 13 sentence order.

Seeking the court to adjourn the case till the time he filed formal appeals, Sharma said as the documents are in English, he was seeking Hindi translation of these papers.

The bench said this court cannot hear the matter immediately as one of the judges is down with high fever and adjourned the matter for October 28.

Sharma had on October 9 informed the bench that he would represent Mukesh and Pawan as their counsel had withdrawn from the case.

The bench had also directed the prosecution to supply the documents pertaining to convict Mukesh to Sharma.

The counsel, who was earlier representing Pawan, had also handed over the paperbook pertaining to the convict to Sharma.

Advocate V K Anand, who was earlier representing Mukesh, had informed the court that he intended to withdraw from the case as the family members of the convicts were interfering in his work to file the appeal, at the instance of certain people, including advocates.

The bench was also informed by special public prosecutor Dayan Krishnan that advocate Vivek Sharma, who represented convict Pawan, telephonically informed about his intention to withdraw from the case.

Two other convicts in the case, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur, had on October 7 filed their joint appeal against the trial court's conviction and sentencing orders of September 10 and 13, respectively.

All four of them were convicted and awarded death penalty for raping the 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in south Delhi on the night of December 16, 2012.
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