Nirbhaya case: Convicts may not be hanged on Jan 22
The Supreme Court had earlier dismissed the curative pleas of two of the convicts.
Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal were told by the Delhi government and the Centre that the petition filed by convict Mukesh, challenging his death warrant, was premature.
The Delhi government and the prison authorities informed the court that under the rules, it will have to wait for the mercy plea to be decided before executing the death warrant.
They also said that none of the four convicts can be executed on January 22 unless the present mercy plea is decided.
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday dismissed the curative pleas of Mukesh and Vinay.
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