On Wednesday, the Apex Court declined to commute the death penalty of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, to life imprisonment. Rajoana has been in jail for the past 26 years.
A bench comprising Justice B R Gavai, Justice Vikram Nath & Justice Sanjay Karol said the competent authority will decide the plea of the convict seeking mercy.
On March 2, the Supreme Court had reserved its verdict on the plea of Rajoana after hearing the submissions of Senior Lawyer Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the convict, & Additional Solicitor General K M Natraj.
Rajoana, a Ex-Punjab Police constable, was convicted for his involvement in the explosion that took place outside the Punjab civil secretariat on August 31, 1995, killing Beant Singh & 16 others.
A Special Court sentenced him to death in July 2007.
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