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PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA vs. STATE OF N.C.T. OF DELHI
2020 Latest Caselaw 216 SC

Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 216 SC
Judgement Date : 02 Mar 2020
Case No : Crl. D. No.8243 of 2020

    
Headnote :

SIGNIFICANT

Curative petition of the Nirbhaya convict rejected.



According to the Supreme Court Rules 2013, Order 48 - Nirbhaya case - Curative petition - The court found no grounds established within the criteria set forth in the ruling of Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra & Another, reported in 2002 (4) SCC 388 - Therefore, the Curative Petition is dismissed.



[Para 3]

 

(Constitution Bench)

Before :- N.V. Ramana, Arun Mishra, Rohinton Fali Nariman, R. Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan, JJ.

Curative Petition (Criminal) ...... D. No.8243 of 2020 in Review Petition (Criminal) No.671 of 2017 in Criminal Appeal No. 608 of 2017. D/d. 2.3.2020.

Pawan Kumar Gupta - Petitioner

Versus

State of N.C.T. of Delhi - Respondent

For the Petitioner :- Sadashiv, Advocate.

ORDER

The application for oral hearing is rejected.

2. The application for stay of execution of death sentence is also rejected.

3. We have gone through the Curative Petition and the relevant documents. In our opinion, no case is made out within the parameters indicated in the decision of this Court in Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra & Another, reported in 2002 (4) SCC 388. Hence, the Curative Petition is dismissed.

4. As a sequel to the above, pending interlocutory application also stands disposed of.

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