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MUKESH vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI on 19 March, 2020

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2020 INSC 311ReportableW.P.(Crl.) No.-000119 - 2020Official PDFBench R. Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan, Ajjikuttira Somaiah BopannaAdvocates DEEPAK GOEL
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
Writ Petition(s)(Criminal) No(s).119/2020
MUKESH Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI Respondent(s)
O R D E R

We have heard Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, learned counsel

appearing for Mukesh- the convict.

In this writ petition, the petitioner has raised the

points on merits of the matter:- (i) That there was no

proper consideration of evidence; (ii) regarding the

disability of Ram Singh (accused no.1) who subsequently

allegedly committed suicide in the prison; and (iii) raising

doubts about the arrest of the petitioner at Karoli,

Rajasthan and inter alia on other points.

The petitioner was afforded sufficient opportunity and

after consideration of the evidence, the petitioner has been

before this Court was heard at length and the points raised

by the accused herein were considered in Crl.Appeal Nos.

607-608 of 2017 – Mukesh & Anr. v. State of NCT of Delhi &

Ors. and were dismissed by the judgment of this Court dated

05.05.2017. Subsequently, Review Petition (Crl.) No.570 of

2017 filed by the petitioner herein was dismissed by the

judgment of this Court on 09.07.2018. Curative petition(R)

No.6 of 2020 filed by the petitioner was also dismissed by

this Court on 14.01.2020. Mercy Petition of Mukesh was also

rejected by His Excellency the President of India on

17.01.2020. The writ petition filed under Article 32 of the

Constitution of India challenging the Order of rejection of

Mercy Petition was also dismissed by this Court on

29.01.2020.

The petitioner has filed the criminal revision

petition before the Patiala House Courts which came to be

dismissed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala House

Courts, New Delhi dated 17.03.2020. Criminal Revision

Petition NO.237 of 2020 filed by the petitioner-Mukesh

challenging the said Order dated 17.03.2020 was also

dismissed by the High Court on 18.03.2020.

In view of above and also considering the submissions

of the learned counsel for the petitioner, we do not find

any ground to entertain this writ petition filed under

Article 32 of the Constitution of India.

The writ petition is accordingly dismissed.

Pending applications, if any, shall also stand

disposed of.