Nirbhaya case: Delhi Court stays execution of convicts till further orders

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the execution of convicts till further orders in 2012 Delhi gangrape case. 

The verdict was delivered by Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana at Delhi's Patiala court.

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Advocate AP Singh, representing the convicts -- Pawan Gupta, Vinay Kumar Sharma and Akshay Kumar -- has urged the court to adjourn the executions "sine die" (with no appointed date for resumption) as Vinay's mercy plea before the president is pending. (With ANI inputs)

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