Nirbhaya case: Delhi High Court order on stay on convicts' hanging today

The Delhi High Court will on Wednesday is set to pronounce an order on the Centre's plea challenging stay on execution of four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. The trial court on January 7, had issued black warrants for the execution of all the four convicts in Tihar jail at 7 AM on January 22. However, they could not be hanged due to pendency of mercy petition of one of them. Later, on January 17, the trial court fixed February 1, 6 AM as the hanging date and time.

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