PIL in SC for Nirbhaya's family to watch hangings
December 13, 2019  17:05
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A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking that death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case be  hanged within a month and their executions be live telecast.


The petition sought that review and curative petition of the convicts be disposed of within a month. 


The Supreme Court is slated to hear review plea of one of the convicts, Akshay Kumar Singh, on December 17.


"Allow Nirbhaya's family to watch the execution (like in the USA) of the all convicts in the case so that it may bring closure to the family."


The petitioner also demanded that the cost of the hanging rope must be retrieved "so that the accused family may understand that it was their responsibility too to impart values in their rapist son."


The plea sought for a direction to frame guidelines for completion of both police probe and trial in fast track court within six months in rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) cases.


It also sought appeals in the High Court and Supreme Court to be completed within four months and three months, respectively. -- PTI
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