International Research journal of Management Sociology & Humanities
( ISSN 2277 - 9809 (online) ISSN 2348 - 9359 (Print) ) New DOI : 10.32804/IRJMSH
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DEATH PENALTY – DELAY IN DECIDING MERCY PETITION
1 Author(s): JAI PRAKASH DHANDA
Vol - 4, Issue- 3 , Page(s) : 208 - 215 (2013 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH
After the awarding of death sentence to a convict some time is taken in actually implementing the sentence. These are some of the administrative reasons due to which after passing the judgment of death sentence, the same is not implemented. The convict persons also file Mercy Petitions before the President of India. Sometime delay is caused in deciding the Mercy Petition. In several cases then the Writ Petitions are filed before the Hon’ble Supreme Court that the delay has been caused in deciding the Mercy Petition. Therefore, the prayer is made that the death sentence awarded to the convict be converted into life imprisonment.