State vs Mukesh and others — Nirbhaya case

Updates

1. Judgment20 Mar 2020

   Execution of four convicts in 2012 Delhi gang-rape case

   Convicts Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, and Mukesh Singh were executed by hanging at Tihar Jail following the exhaustion of all legal remedies.

   Explanation in simple terms

   What:

   Four men were executed by hanging as a final penalty.

   Who:

   The convicts are Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, and Mukesh Singh. The Supreme Court of India oversaw the legal process.

   When:

   20 Mar 2020.

   Where:

   Tihar Jail, Delhi.

   Why:

   The men were executed because they had finished using every legal process available to challenge their conviction.

   What it means:

   The legal case is now fully concluded for these four individuals.

   BBC News India
2. Judgment29 Jan 2020

   Supreme Court dismisses curative petition of convict Mukesh Kumar

   A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court dismissed the curative petition filed by Mukesh Kumar, one of the death row convicts, challenging his conviction and sentence.

   Explanation in simple terms

   What:

   The Supreme Court rejected a final request from one of the men on death row.

   Who:

   The Supreme Court is the high-level court that made the decision. Mukesh Kumar is the convict who filed the request.

   When:

   Reported on 29 Jan 2020.

   Where:

   Supreme Court of India, Delhi.

   Why:

   The court dismissed the curative petition, which is a final legal request to fix an error in a judgment.

   What it means:

   The court rejected his challenge to his conviction and his sentence of death.

   Supreme Court of India