File photo of Balwant Singh Rajoana.
In the murder of former Punjab CM Beant Singh, the Supreme Court asked the Center that when he considered it to be in the category of serious crime, then why was Balwant Singh Rajoana not hanged till now? Hearing on Mercy Petition of Supreme Court Rajoana on Wednesday
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At the commencement of the hearing of the case, Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj opposed the plea to reduce Rajoana’s sentence. On this, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice NV Anjaria and Justice Sandeep Mehta asked-
Why have you not hanged him yet? Who is responsible for it? At least we did not stop hanging.
On these strong questions of the Supreme Court, KM Natraj said that he will answer this as soon as possible. After this, the hearing of the case was postponed till 15 October. The court also said that the matter will not be postponed again at the behest of the Center.
These arguments were given in favor of Rajoana
- 1. In jail for 29 years, serving 15 years sentence: Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared on behalf of Balwant Singh Rajoana. He argued that Rajoana has been jailed for more than 29 years. This person has been cutting the death sentence for 15 years. So when the petition was filed last time, the court said that it has not been filed by the Gurdwara Committee, not this mercy petition. However, according to the provisions, who files the petition, it does not matter. This should be considered. The court had said that so much time has passed, it will have to be decided at some time, two and a half years have passed.
- Nothing happened since last time: Mukul Rohatgi further said that nothing happened on this. Because of this, he filed another petition in 2024. In the final order passed in January on this petition, Chief Justice BR Gawai, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice KV Vishwanathan’s special bench gave the Center the last chance to decide on his mercy petition. The court had said that if the Center fails to do so, the final decision on the petition will be taken by the court.
This case on Balwant Singh Rajoana Balwant Rajoana was convicted by a special CBI court on July 27, 2007 under Section 3 (B), 4 (B) and 5 (B) of Section 120-B, 302, 307 and Explosives Act, 1908. The incident was carried out on 31 August 1995 in the Chandigarh Secretariat Complex. In which 16 other people, including the then Chief Minister of Punjab, Beant Singh, were murdered. , The letter is needed, first CM then PM: The Chief Minister’s rags were punished for hanging, the family did not advocate; CM Murder Part-3
31 August 1995, time 5 to 5 minutes. The 6 -foot Sardar ji tied a turban from the Punjab Civil Secretariat building towards the parking with NSG commandos. On seeing them, the convoy of trains stopped in the parking lot. Sardar Di sat in a white colored ambassador.
Balwant, sitting in the car at the main gate, patted Dilawar on the back and said- ‘Sardar ji is sitting in the white ambassador. Ja Dilawar, the time has come for the community to give martyrdom. ,Read full news,
