INDIA: 414 DEATH ROW CONVICTS AWAIT GALLOWS
The Asian Centre for Human Right (ACHR) in its report, “Mercy on Trial in India” stated that India had a total of 414 death row convicts at the end of 2012.
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The Asian Centre for Human Right (ACHR) in its report, “Mercy on Trial in India” stated that India had a total of 414 death row convicts at the end of 2012.
The maximum number of death row convicts were in Uttar Pradesh (106) followed by Karnataka (63); Maharashtra (51); Bihar (42); Delhi (27); Gujarat (19); Punjab (16); Kerala (14); Tamil Nadu (12); while Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh each had 10 death row convict prisoners.
Out of 414 death row convicts, 13 are female.
India currently has 21 death row convicts whose mercy petitions have been rejected by the President.
While the Supreme Court already adjudicated on the rejection of mercy petition of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar by the President, the Supreme Court is considering 10 writ petitions involving 18 death row convicts i.e. of (1) Murugan, Santhan and Arivu, (2) Suresh and Ramji, (3) Praveen Kumar (4) Simon, Gnanaprakash, Madaiah and Bilavendran; (5) Jafar Ali, (6) Gurmeet Singh, (7) Shivu Munishetty and Jadeswamy Rangashetty, (8) Sonia and Sanjeev, (9) Sunder Singh and (10) Maganlal Barela.
The maximum number of death row convicts were in Uttar Pradesh (106) followed by Karnataka (63); Maharashtra (51); Bihar (42); Delhi (27); Gujarat (19); Punjab (16); Kerala (14); Tamil Nadu (12); while Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh each had 10 death row convict prisoners.
Out of 414 death row convicts, 13 are female.
India currently has 21 death row convicts whose mercy petitions have been rejected by the President.
While the Supreme Court already adjudicated on the rejection of mercy petition of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar by the President, the Supreme Court is considering 10 writ petitions involving 18 death row convicts i.e. of (1) Murugan, Santhan and Arivu, (2) Suresh and Ramji, (3) Praveen Kumar (4) Simon, Gnanaprakash, Madaiah and Bilavendran; (5) Jafar Ali, (6) Gurmeet Singh, (7) Shivu Munishetty and Jadeswamy Rangashetty, (8) Sonia and Sanjeev, (9) Sunder Singh and (10) Maganlal Barela.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: kashmirlife.net, 22/10/2013)
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