The consistent view taken by this Court that the exercise of power of judicial review of the decision taken by His Excellency the President of India in Mercy Petition is very limited.Keeping in view the above principles, when we considered...
Mercy Petition
Penal Code, 1860—Section 302—Sentence—Death sentence—Delay in disposal of mercy petition which was rejected after over four years—Sentence of death commuted to imprisonment for life.
A mercy petition kicks off after the judicial pronouncement and involves a very serious application of mind by the Executive and the President, who does have institutional discretion,”.............“But if the Executive and the President come to a certain determination,...
Government of India has framed certain guidelines for disposal of mercy petitions filed by the death convicts after disposal of their appeal by the Supreme Court.
Law Library STATISTIC Rajendra Prasad accepted 180 mercy pleas and rejected just one. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan allowed 57 mercy petitions while rejecting none. Zakir Hussain did not send a single man to the gallow, accepting 22 mercy pleas. VV Giri...