Live! Will HC confirm death penalty on Dec 16 rapists? Hearing tomorrow
September 24, 2013  11:34
Just in: The Delhi High Court will hear on a day-to-day basis from tomorrow, the death penalty reference in the December 16 gang rape and murder case.

The confirmation of the death penalty awarded by it to four men convicted in the December 16 gang-rape case is expected soon. The single-member bench of the High Court led by Justice Reva Khetrapa had on Monday issued production warrants against the four convicts and directed the authorities to produce them before it today.

On September 13, while awarding capital punishment to Mukesh (26), Akshay Thakur (28), Pawan Gupta (19) and Vinay Sharma (20), Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna had referred the case to the high court for confirmation of the sentence. The trial court has to refer each death penalty case to the high court for confirmation of the punishment. -- Zee News
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