Criminal Law News 17 mercy petitions pending before president July 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on 17 mercy petitions pending before president Mercy petitions of 17 people on death row are pending before President Pratibha Patil, reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed. Most of the pleas are from those convicted of murder or rape. In reply to information sought under the RTI Act by Subhash Chandra Agarwal, the President’s Secretariat said the oldest […] Read more ยป Afzal Guru's petition Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar Gurmeet Singh Jafar Ali Kheraj Ram's death penalty Mahendra Nath Das alias Govinda Das mercy petitions pending President President Pratibha Patil Sushil Murmu TADA Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act