One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, moved the Supreme Court Tuesday challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by the President claiming that the “hurried rejection” was “mala fide” and violated the letter and spirit of the Constitution.
He has also sought commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment claiming that he has “developed mental illness” inside the prison due to the alleged “torture and ill-treatment”.
Vinay alleged in his plea that “public statements” made by Ministers at the Centre as well as in the Delhi Government supporting his execution had “pre-judged the outcome of his mercy petition”.