FINAL HANGING OF NIRBHAYA CONVICTS AFTER TOO MUCH LEGAL HURDLES.
Bureau,Odishabarta
Final hanging of Nirbhaya convicts after too much legal hurdles calls for systematic reform for time-bound hanging of convicts of death-sentence
DELHI:It is a matter of satisfaction that finally four convicts of Nirbhaya rape-cum-death were ultimately hanged to death at 5.30 am on 20.03.2020 after crossing all hurdles created by lawyers of convicts including last-moment mid-night effort to knock court-doors. Even politicians cutting across party-lines expressed satisfaction on final justice to Nirbhaya who faced most inhuman torture on 16.12.2012.
But legal loopholes brought in the whole affair calls for immediate reform in the system whereby crimes attracting death-penalty may be heard on fast track at all stages of trial from District Court to Supreme Court. Provision of filing mercy-petition may not be there in case death-sentence is confirmed by all the courts. Review or curative petitions may be allowed only at Supreme Court that too to be finally decided within fortnight of filing these. Mercy-petition to be decided in a time-bound period of maximum three months may be allowed only when any of the court might not have approved death-sentence.
Early and extra hangings that too to really deserving ones will practically save lives of many more by preventing rapes and murders, as criminals will then only be fearful against death-penalty. Since rape can be done only by a matured mind, minor rapists must not be freed but given life-sentence.
Input;Ms.Madhu
