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Should long delay in deciding mercy petitions a ground to commute death penalty to life sentence irrespective of the offence committed?

Yes 56 %
No 43 %
Can't say 1 %
Total Votes Cast : 119
Submitted By - Prakash Yedhula Read Comments

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Should long delay in deciding mercy petitions a ground to commute death penalty to life sentence irrespective of the offence committed?
Posted by CA VINAY JAIN

16/03/2013 15:22:22

The delay in deciding the mercy Petition does not in any way warrant commuting the capital punishment . In fact there must be a time limit for deciding a mercy petition (say 6 months) . If no decision could be arrived by the President of India , the same should be referred back by him to the Home Ministry/Hon'ble Supreme Court stating his/her points leading to delay . In no case it should be politicised .
 
Posted by Kirti Kar Tripathi

09/03/2013 19:41:26

no, it will not dilute gravity of his offence.
 
Posted by Adv Dharmendra Tiwari (Calcutt

09/03/2013 14:34:38

yes definitely
 
Posted by IMRAN SIDDIQUI

07/03/2013 23:34:15

Any Administrative delay on the part of government machinery should not be a ground to commute death penalty into life sentence. Same is the case when the court decides a case after a period of long hearing or when an under trial prisoner waits for his turn for justice. In the case of death penalty court had already played its role. So my view is court should not interfere and decide the same case in any other manner.
 
Posted by sureshkumar g r

28/02/2013 23:28:32

One should not punished twice
 
Posted by ranjith kumar

28/02/2013 09:44:39

yes
 
Posted by R.K Nanda

25/02/2013 13:56:19

no,not at all. R.K.NANDA-ADV-SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
 
Posted by Vinod U Bohra

25/02/2013 12:19:52

nnnnnn
 
Posted by Joshi Ajay Deep

25/02/2013 10:36:22

Delay more than 1/2 yr must not be there in deciding mercy plea by the president and if Govt. fails to give its view,He should decide before fixed time of 1/2 years.
 

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