2020 Supreme(SC) 31

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
N.V. RAMANA, ARUN MISHRA, ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, R. BANUMATHI, ASHOK BHUSHAN, JJ.
Vinay Sharma – Petitioner
Versus
The State Of N.C.T. of Delhi – Respondent
Curative Petition(Criminal) Nos.7-8 of 2020 In Review Petition (Criminal) Nos.672-673 of 2017 In Criminal Appeal Nos.609-610 of 2017
With
Mukesh – Petitioner
Versus
The State Of N.C.T. Of Delhi – Respondent
Curative Petition (Criminal) No.6 of 2020 In Review Petition (Criminal) NO.570 of 2017 in Criminal Appeal No.607 of 2017
Decided on : 14-01-2020

The court's decision was influenced by the parameters indicated in the decision of the Court in Rupa Ashok Hurra vs. Ashok Hurra & Another, reported in 2002 (4) SCC 388.

Headnote:

Curative Petitions - Rejection of Oral Hearing and Stay of Execution - Dismissal of Curative Petitions

Fact of the Case:

The court rejected the applications for oral hearing and stay of execution of death sentence, and dismissed the Curative Petitions after reviewing relevant documents.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that no case was made out within the parameters indicated in the decision of the Court in Rupa Ashok Hurra vs. Ashok Hurra & Another, reported in 2002 (4) SCC 388.

Issues: Applications for oral hearing, stay of execution, and Curative Petitions

Ratio Decidendi: The court applied the parameters indicated in the decision of the Court in Rupa Ashok Hurra vs. Ashok Hurra & Another to determine the merit of the Curative Petitions.

Final Decision: The applications for oral hearing and stay of execution of death sentence were rejected, and the Curative Petitions were dismissed.