The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh government to a plea challenging the acquittal of two men who were on death row for the murder of several girls at Noida
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging Allahabad High Court s order acquitting Surendra Koli in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case. A bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued a notice on an appeal filed by one Pappu Lal, the father of one of the victims.
Observing that the plea of juvenility of the accused may be raised before any court at any stage, even after final disposal of the case, the Supreme Court held that such a plea of juvenility couldn t.