Balwant Singh Rajoana

Decide Rajoana’s mercy plea by March 18, SC tells Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to decide by March 18, 2025, on the mercy petition of the death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana.

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‘Sensitive issue’, SC declines to commute Balwant Singh Rajoana’s death penalty

The bench said it would not be within its domain to delve upon the decision of the competent authority to defer taking of any decision at present.

Bittu questions SAD’s intentions over demand for Rajoana’s release

The Union government had approved the commutation of Rajoana’s death sentence to life imprisonment as a humanitarian gesture in 2019.

Death sentence of Beant Singh killer not commuted: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Amit Shah's statement is in contrary to reports circulated last month that the Centre has commuted the death sentence of ex-Punjab CM Beant Singh killer, Balwant Singh Rajoana, to life term.

Centre commutes death sentence of ex-Punjab CM Beant Singh killer to life term

Beant Singh and 16 others were killed in an explosion outside the Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh on August 31, 1995.

SAD seeks commuting of Rajoana’s sentence

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday urged the Centre to commute the sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has…

By Statesman News Service

15 August, 2018 8 mins read