Nirbhaya case
Delhi court disposes convicts plea
India Today, New Delhi
A Delhi court yesterday said no further directions were required on a plea by the lawyer of the death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case alleging the prison authorities were not handing over certain documents required to file mercy and curative petitions, and disposed of the petition.
Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain said the convicts lawyer can take pictures of the relevant documents, notebook and paintings or sketches from the Tihar jail authorities.
The court noted that the jail authorities had already complied with the request made by the convicts by supplying the documents whatever was lying with them.
The authorities had also brought several documents, around 10 paintings and sketches made by Vinay Kumar Sharma and his 19-page note book titled Darinda and other documents to the courtroom and told the judge that if directed, those can be supplied to the convicts.
In view thereof, no further directions for supply of any documents required. However, the jail authorities are directed to hand over copy of paintings and note book titled Darinda to the counsel for convicts on Saturday in court itself against acknowledgement. Application disposed of accordingly, the judge said.
