In Brief
Two men convicted and sentenced to death for the 2012 rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi sought review of the Supreme Court's dismissal of their criminal appeals. They argued the death penalty should be abolished, challenged the reliability of the victim's dying declarations, and raised juvenile status and alibi defences. The Supreme Court held that review petitions can only succeed on errors apparent on the record, not on re-litigation of already-decided factual and legal issues. All submissions had been thoroughly considered in the original appeal over 38 days of hearings. The Court upheld the convictions and dismissed the review petitions, reaffirming the constitutional validity of capital punishment.",
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