New Delhi: The Supreme Court today upholds the death sentence of all the four convicts in the Delhi gangrape case that shocked the whole nation on December 16th, 2012.
Earlier, it was is expected that the apex court will deliver its verdict on the petitions of the four convicts who have challenged their death penalty in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case popularly known as the Nirbhaya case given by the media.
In the heinous crime which took life of a 23-year-old girl who lost her life after brutal assault by six persons that had also led to the drafting of the 2013 Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013.
Later, the case was given name as the Nirbhaya Act prescribing death sentence for someone who committed the rape crime that caused her to be in a persistent vegetative state.
On other hand, the parents of the victim said they are sure that the apex court will award death sentence to the guilty.
Nirbhaya’s mother said that she has full faith in the judiciary and is sure that the apex court, through its ruling, will give justice to her daughter.
“We have full faith in the judicial system and I am sure that the Supreme Court will announce death sentence in its verdict for the guilty. I am sure the Supreme Court will give justice to my daughter. This will set an example for the world,” said Nirbhaya’s mother.
Nirbhaya’s father also said that he is sure of the fact that the apex court will award death sentence to the convicts.
“They will be awarded death sentence. Leave Supreme Court, even God will not forgive such people,” said Nirbhaya’s father.
The matter is being heard by the apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra and consisting of Justices R. Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan.
The convicts – Akshay, Pawan, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh-challenged the Delhi High Court order which had sentenced them to the gallows.
Earlier, the trial court also had sentenced all the four convicts to death penalty.
