Nirbhaya case: CJI Bobde recuses from hearing convict's plea seeking review of death penalty The special bench also made it clear that review pleas has to be heard by another appropriate bench
PTI, 17.12.19, New Delhi: Chief Justice S. A. Bobde recused himself on Tuesday from hearing the plea of convict Akshay Kumar Singh seeking review of the 2017 apex court judgment upholding his death penalty in the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case.
At the outset, a special bench comprising CJI and Justices R. Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan made it clear that review pleas has to be heard by another appropriate bench.
The CJI said one of his relatives had earlier appeared on behalf of the victim's mother in the case and observed that it would be appropriate that some other bench hear the review plea at 10:30am.
Advocate A. P. Singh, appearing for Akshay, started his submission saying that the case in hand has suffered political and media pressure and grave injustice has been done to the convict.
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