SC to give verdict on Nirbhaya case today

May 05, 2017

At 2:00 P.M today, the Supreme Court of India will deliver the much awaited verdict of the Nirbhaya case. According to a causelist released, the case would have its final verdict today around 2:00 P.M with a bench of justices Dipak Misra, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan presiding over the proceedings. The ruling would come after an astounding 4 years of rigorous legal battle at the highest level. The same Bench had, on the 27^th of March, decided to reserve the verdict for a future date, much to the astonishment of the masses. Pleading the Bench to uphold the death verdict of the four convicts, the prosecution maintained the position that nothing short of a confirmation of capital punishment would meet the demands of the masses as well as those who believe in the legal system. The prosecution has submitted a report terming the actions of the four convicts as one of “ diabolical nature, brazenness and brutality” . And the prosecution would stand justified if the case would be presented in any court, anywhere around the world. On the fateful night of the 16^th of December 2016, a physiotherapist in Delhi was brutally gangraped by six men in a moving bus and left her to die on the streets. The 23-year old Delhiite succumbed to injuries sustained during the ordeal and died of grave intestinal injuries at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital, where she was airlifted for specialized treatment, only after the media took up the case. But one look at a copy of the report submitted by amicus Sanjay Hegde would be sufficient enough to conclude that justice does not come easy. According to Hegde, “ In the present case, insofar as the lack of planning or premeditation regarding the crime is concerned, it can be said that the accused did not plan the offence in detail or carry out the plan in a calculated manner which signifies the absence of social predisposition or hardened criminality. While there is no doubt that the manner of the commission of the crime was brutal, it is premeditation and planning which determines the disposition of the accused, and the lack of pre-mediation or reflection on the actions of the accused should be considered in determining the possibility of reform of the accused.” But Hegde's argument could very well fall on deaf ears, as Justice Dipak Misra is not a judge who would hesitate to give a death sentence and is known for his exceedingly sensitive attitude towards women's rights and liberties. He has upheld rape as depravity and not curable and recently, passed a woman friendly judgement saying that & quot no woman can be compelled to love she always has right to say no& quot . LawRato.com & ndash India's leading legal advice platform has been helping Nirbhaya's parents in their fight for make this country a safer place for women. LawRato.com has been providing them with experienced lawyers pro-Bono, and are helping raise awareness to ensure the Hon'ble Supreme Court upholds the death sentence verdict of the trial court and High Court.