Supreme Court of India

Akshay Kumar Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

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Bench R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and A. S. Bopanna JJ.
Decided 19 March 2020

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Nirbhaya Case – Order rejecting mercy petition by the President of India – Judicial review of – Writ petition filed u/Art.32 by one of the convict – Held: Exercise of power of judicial review of the decision taken by the President of India in Mercy Petition is very limited – Considering the grounds raised by the petitioner, no ground to hold that there was non-application of mind by the President of India – Constitution of India – Art.32 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 432, 433.…

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