The juvenile convicted in the horrific December 16, 2012 gang rape will walk free on Sunday as the Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the release of December 16 gang rape case juvenile convict and said that the juvenile convict could be released on or before December 20.
Speaking to the media soon after the HC verdict, Nirbhaya parents expressed shock and disappointment saying that they did not get justice.
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“Court didn’t have an option but to let the release happen as it is the letter of the Law which they followed, any interference would have been extra judicial,” Sameer Jain advocate high court at Pamasis Law chamber told NewsMobile.
Earlier, the Delhi High Court had reserved its order on the release of the juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case after BJP leader Subramanian Swamy plead that the juvenile convict should not be released till it is demonstrably assured that he has reformed himself and was not a menace to the society.
The high court, however, appreciated points raised by petitioner.
Earlier, Nirbhaya’s mother, took her daughter’s real name in public and said people who committed heinous crimes like rape should hang their heads in shame and not the victims or their families.
The 23-year-old paramedical student was sexually assaulted on the night of December 16 three years ago and died 13 days later in Singapore.