Bharat Express

Balwant Singh Rajoana

The SC granted the Union govt four more weeks to decide on Balwant Singh Rajoana's mercy petition in the 1995 Beant Singh assassination case.

The Supreme Court directed the Secretary to the President to present Balwant Singh Rajoana's mercy petition to President Droupadi Murmu.

The Supreme Court previously denied Rajoana’s appeal in May 2023, refusing to convert his death sentence to life imprisonment. In his new petition, he highlights that he has served 38 years and 8 months, with 17 years as a death row inmate