{"id":54942,"date":"2018-12-13T21:41:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T16:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=54942"},"modified":"2018-12-13T21:41:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T16:11:40","slug":"supreme-court-dismisses-plea-seeking-immediate-execution-of-death-row-convicts-in-december-16-gangrape-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/supreme-court-dismisses-plea-seeking-immediate-execution-of-death-row-convicts-in-december-16-gangrape-case","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking immediate execution of death row convicts in December 16 gangrape case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" data-attachment-id=\"54943\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/supreme-court-dismisses-plea-seeking-immediate-execution-of-death-row-convicts-in-december-16-gangrape-case\/aa-cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625-medi\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/aa-Cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625.Medi_.jpeg?fit=800%2C448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aa-Cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625.Medi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/aa-Cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625.Medi_.jpeg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/aa-Cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625.Medi_.jpeg?fit=640%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/aa-Cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625.Medi_.jpeg?resize=640%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/aa-Cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625.Medi_.jpeg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/aa-Cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625.Medi_.jpeg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/aa-Cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625.Medi_.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/aa-Cover-sffc5k2vv0g1gpua89mbq127g7-20181213120625.Medi_.jpeg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW DELHI:&nbsp;The Supreme Court on Thursday&nbsp;dismissed a petition&nbsp;seeking directions for the immediate execution of the four men convicted in December 16 gangrape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta asked the petitioner, \u201cWhat kind of prayer are you making?\u201d It further said, \u201cYou are making the court a joke.\u201d The PIL filed by lawer Alakh Alok Srivasatava sought direction from the central government to execute all the four death row convicts within two weeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six men had raped and brutally assaulted a 23-year-old student in a moving bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012. 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