By way of PTI
NEW DELHI: The Excellent Courtroom on Wednesday declined to shuttle the demise penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was once convicted within the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Leader Minister Beant Singh, to lifestyles imprisonment.
Rajoana has been in prison for the previous 26 years.
A bench comprising Justices B R Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol stated the competent authority will come to a decision the plea of the convict searching for mercy.
On March 2, the highest court docket had reserved its verdict at the plea of Rajoana after listening to the submissions of senior suggest Mukul Rohatgi, showing for the convict, and Further Solicitor Normal Ok M Natraj.
Rajoana, a former Punjab Police constable, was once convicted for his involvement within the explosion that came about out of doors the Punjab civil secretariat on August 31, 1995, killing Beant Singh and 16 others.
A different court docket sentenced him to demise in July 2007.
NEW DELHI: The Excellent Courtroom on Wednesday declined to shuttle the demise penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was once convicted within the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Leader Minister Beant Singh, to lifestyles imprisonment.
Rajoana has been in prison for the previous 26 years.
A bench comprising Justices B R Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol stated the competent authority will come to a decision the plea of the convict searching for mercy.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
On March 2, the highest court docket had reserved its verdict at the plea of Rajoana after listening to the submissions of senior suggest Mukul Rohatgi, showing for the convict, and Further Solicitor Normal Ok M Natraj.
Rajoana, a former Punjab Police constable, was once convicted for his involvement within the explosion that came about out of doors the Punjab civil secretariat on August 31, 1995, killing Beant Singh and 16 others.
A different court docket sentenced him to demise in July 2007.
