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The Delhi high court has reserved its verdict on the Centre’s plea challenging stay on the execution of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
Justice Suresh Kait said it will pass an order after all the parties concluded their arguments.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the high court that there is a “deliberate, calculated and well thought of design” by the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case convicts to “frustrate” mandate of law by getting their execution delayed.
The four convicts were slated to be hanged on February 1. With this reserve order the justice for Nirbhaya gets longer. The mother of the victim had expressed her anguish at the continuous legal delays in hanging of the accused .
