Nirbhaya case: DCW moves SC against juvenile rapist's release

December 20, 2015 01:32

In a post midnight development, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal moved the Supreme Court with a petition against the scheduled release of the Nirbhaya gang-rape juvenile convict, after reports of the convict being moved to an undisclosed location emerged late Saturday evening.

Lawyers associated with the case said Chief Justice of India T S Thakur has allocated the matter for listing before a vacation bench comprising justices A K Goel and U U Lalit, who will take a call on whether the matter can be heard urgently or not, Press Trust of India reported.

"This struggle is for all Nirbhayas across the country. The entire nation is looking towards Hon'ble Supreme Court with a lot of hope," tweeted Maliwal.

Earlier in the day, ther DCW chief met with the apex court's Vacation Officer -- Additional Registrar Anita Kashyap -- regarding the petition.

The convict is scheduled to be released on Sunday.

The development comes on a day the victim's parents were detained and later released after they held a protest against allowing the juvenile convict to walk free.

The convict, who is now 20 years old, has been taken to an undisclosed location from a correction home in North Delhi amid concerns that there was threat to his life.

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