SC commutes death sentence of three convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday commuted death sentence of three assassins of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi to life imprisonment citing the 11-year delay on the part of the Centre in deciding their mercy plea, reports said.
A bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, justice Ranjan Gogoi and justice Shiva Kirti Singh pronounced the verdict.
The apex court rejected Centre’s contention that delay in deciding mercy plea of convicts V Sriharan alias Murugan, AG Perarivlan alias Arivu and T Suthendraraja alias Santhan did not result in agony.
“We implore the government to render advice in reasonable time to the President for taking a decision on mercy pleas,” the SC said in its verdict.
“We are confident that the mercy plea can be decided much faster than what is being done now.”
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