ఉరి అమలవుతుందా? మరో కాందహార్‌ కోసం ఎదురు చూడాలా?

ఉరి.. ఈ దేశంలో అమలు కాని శిక్ష ఏదైనా ఉందంటే ఉరి అని ఠక్కున చెప్పేయవచ్చు.. క్షమించరాని నేరం చేసిన వారికి న్యాయస్థానం తీవ్రంగా మథనపడి కానీ విధించని శిక్ష మరణ దండన.. అలాంటి శిక్షను సైతం మన దేశంలో ఎందుకు అమలు చేయలేకపోతున్నారు..కనీసం టెర్రరిస్టుల విషయంలోనైనా కఠినంగా ఎందుకు వ్యవహరించలేకపోతున్నారు?
అత్యంత అరుదైన కేసుల్లో మాత్రమే నేరస్థులకు ఉరిశిక్ష విధించాలంటూ సుప్రీంకోర్టు 1995లో రూలింగ్‌ ఇచ్చింది. హత్య, ముఠా దోపిడీలు, పసివాళ్లను హత్య చేయటం, ప్రభుత్వానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా యుద్ధానికి కుట్ర చేయటం వంటి వాటిల్లో మరణ దండన తప్పదని అత్యున్నత న్యాయస్థానం వివరించింది.. కానీ, అంతటి అరుదైన కేసుల్లో మరణ దండన విధించిన తరువాత కూడా అమలు కాకపోతే, న్యాయస్థానాల తీర్పులకు అర్థం ఏముంటుంది?

1947 నుంచి 2004 వరకు మన దేశంలో సుమారు ౫౬ మందికి ఉరిశిక్షను అమలు చేశారు.. ఆ తరువాత సేలంలో మహిళలపై కిరాతకంగా అత్యాచారం చేసి హతమార్చిన కేసుల్లో ఆటో శంకర్‌ అనే నేరస్థుణ్ణి ౧౯౯౫లో ఉరి తీశారు. తరువాత మైనర బాలికను రేప్‌ చేసి, హత్య చేసిన ధనంజయ చటర్జీని 2004లో ఉరి తీశారు..అంతకు మించి అమలు చేయటం లేదు.. ప్రస్తుతం రాష్ట్రపతి వద్ద మొత్తం 29 క్షమాభిక్ష పిటిషన్లు పెండింగ్‌లో ఉన్నాయి. 2004లో ధనంజయ చటర్జీ పిటిషన్‌ను తిరస్కరించిన తరువాత ఒకే ఒక్క పిటిషన్‌ను రాష్ట్రపతి పరిష్కరించారు.. 1984 నాటి ఓ కేసులో ఆర్‌. గోవిందసామి అనే నేరస్థునికి పడిన ఉరిశిక్షను జీవిత ఖైదుగా మార్చేశారు.. ఆ తరువాత ఏ ఒక్కపిటిషన్‌ వంకా రాష్ట్రపతి చూడలేదు..

పెండింగ్‌లో ఉన్న 29 కేసుల్లో 52 మందికి ఇంకా ఉరిశిక్ష అమలు కావలసి ఉంది..
ఇప్పుడు కసబ్‌ కూడా ఇదే కోవలో వెళ్తే.. అతను 53వ వాడవుతాడు.. అదే జరిగితే .. హాయిగా సర్కారీ ఖర్చుతో నరహంతకుడు ముంబయి ఆర్థర్‌ రోడ్డు జైల్లోనో,, ఇంకా మంచి సౌకర్యాలున్న మరో జైల్లోనో కొన్నేళ్ల పాటు ఎంజాయ్‌ చేస్తాడు..ఇప్పటికే కసబ్‌పై 31 కోట్లు ఖర్చు చేశారు.. మన వాళ్లను చంపిన కసాయికి ఇంకెన్ని కోట్లు మనం బాకీ ఉన్నామో సర్కారుకే తెలియాలి.

దేశంలో మరో కాందహార్‌ ఘటన పునరావృతం కావచ్చని ఇప్పటికే నిఘా వర్గాలు హెచ్చరించాయి. 1999౯నాటి ఈ ఘటనలో ఇండియన్‌ ఎయిర్‌లైన్స్‌ విమానాన్ని హైజాక్‌ చేస్తే.. మౌలానా మసూద్‌ అజర్‌, ముష్తాక్‌ జర్గర్‌, ఒమర్‌ షేక్‌లను సర్కారు విడుదల చేసింది. దాని పర్యవసానం శ్రీనగర్‌ అసెంబ్లీ, పార్లమెంట్లపై దాడులు...ఇప్పుడు అఫ్జల్‌ గురు ఒకడు జైల్లో మగ్గుతున్నాడు.. అతడికి తోడు కసబ్‌ తోడయ్యాడు.. వీరిద్దరి విడుదలకు మరో హైజాక్‌ జరిగితే ఆశ్చర్యపోవలసిందేమీ ఉండదు..
ప్రస్తుతం రాష్ట్రపతి వద్ద మొత్తం 29 క్షమాభిక్ష పిటిషన్లు పెండింగ్‌లో ఉన్నాయి
ఆ వివరాలు ఇవి..
Cases of terrorist activities:
(Clemency of eight terrorists is to be disposed while Afzal’s file is pending with Delhi
government)

Murugan, Santhan and Arivu (Tamilnadu)

Former prime minister Rajeev Gandhi’s assassination case.
Terrorist activity

Crime: May 21, 1991
Trial court: January, 1998
Supreme Court: May, 1999

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by Supreme Court.
Mercy appeal: 2000

MHA’s final recommendation: June 21, 2005.

Devinderpal Singh (Delhi)

Causing death of 9 persons and injuring 29 persons by bomb blast.
Terrorist activity

Crime: September 11, 1993
TADA court: August, 2001
Supreme Court: December, 2002

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by Supreme Court.
Mercy appeal: 2003

MHA’s final recommendation: August 9, 2005.

Simon and three others (Karnataka)

Causing death of 22 police personnel by blasting the mines.
Terrorist activity

Crime: April 9, 1993
Trial court: September 29, 2001
Supreme Court: January 29, 2004

Life imprisonment awarded by trial court and Supreme Court enhanced it into death
sentence.
Mercy appeal: 2004
MHA’s final recommendation: May 2, 2005.


Mohd. Afzal (Delhi)
Parliament attack case.

Terrorist activity

Crime: December 13, 2001
Trial court: December 18, 2002
High court: October, 2003
Supreme Court: August 4, 2005

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2006

MHA’s final recommendation: Hanging between MHA and Delhi government.


Cases recalled and resubmitted by MHA recently:
(Three files concerning NINE convicts were recalled by the MHA and re-submitted after
re-examining)

Gurmeet Singh (UP)

Causing death to 13 persons of a family.

Crime: August 17, 1986
Trial court: September 20, 1992
High court: February 29, 1996
Supreme Court: September 28, 2005

Trial court awarded the death sentence. HC and SC confirmed it.
Mercy appeal: 2007

MHA’s first recommendation: May 18, 2007 then re-submitted on December 9, 2009.


Sonia and Sanjeev (Haryana)

Causing death of her step and her family which include three tiny tots, and her own
father, mother and sister.

Crime: August 23, 2001
Trial court: May 31, 2004 High court: April 12, 2005
Supreme Court: February 15, 2007 and August 23, 2007

Death sentence awarded by trial court but HC reduced it into life imprisonment while SC
confirmed the death sentence.
Mercy appeal: 2007

MHA’s final recommendation: February 11, 2008 then re-submitted on May 21, 2009.


Shyam Manohar and five others (UP)

Causing death of five persons of a family to take avenge.

Crime: June 23, 1990
Trial court: September 19, 1995
High court: January 28, 1997
Supreme Court: October 21, 1997

Trial court awarded the death sentence. HC and SC confirmed it.
Mercy appeal: 1998

MHA recommended in January 1999 and July 2005. Filed is called back again by MHA
and is now being re-considered

Other pending cases of death sentence for president’s approval
(20 files concerning 30 convicts are waiting for president’s decision)

Dharmendra and Narendra Yadav (UP)

Causing death of five persons of a family

Crime: May 26, 1994
Trial court: December 5, 1995
High court: August 19, 1997
Supreme Court: September 21, 1999

Trial court awarded death, HC did not confirm but SC confirmed it.
Mercy appeal: 1999

MHA’s final recommendation: April 22, 2004 and June 16, 2005

Piara Singh and three others (Punjab)

Murder of 17 persons during a marriage party.
Crime: November 21,1991
Trial court: January 15, 1996
High court: 11 Dec 96 and 20 Aug 96
Supreme Court: February 28, 1997, August 2003 and November 4, 2003.

Trial court awarded the death sentence. HC and SC confirmed it.
Mercy appeal: 1997 and 2003

MHA’s final recommendation: November 11, 1997, June 11, 1999 and July 12, 2005.


Shobhit Chamar (Bihar)

Causing murder of 6 persons.

Crime: January 1, 1989
Trial court: February 16, 1996
High court: September 26, 1997
Supreme Court: March 4, 1998

Trial court awarded death sentence and HC and SC confirmed.
Mercy appeal: 1998

MHA recommended: March 27, 2000 and May 25, 2005.


Mohan and Gopi (Tamilnadu)

Kidnapping of 10-year-old-girl for a ransom of Rs 10 lakh and murder her brutally.

Crime: June 28, 1993
Trial court: November 27, 1996
High court: May 27, 1997
Supreme Court: May 12, 1998 and July 22, 1998

Trial court awarded death sentence. HC and SC confirmed it.
Mercy appeal: 1999

MHA’s final recommendation: July 9, 1999 and August 9, 2005.


Molai Ram and Santosh (MP)

Causing rape and murder of a 10th class daughter of assistant jailor.

Crime: February 20, 1996 Trial court: February 18, 1997
High court: December 9, 1998
Supreme Court: October 26, 1999 and December 21, 1999

Trial court awarded life imprisonment, HC converted it in death sentence, SC confirmed
it.
Mercy appeal: 2000

MHA’s final recommendation: May 28, 2001 and May 2, 2005.


Dharampal (Haryana)

Causing murder of five persons during bail granted in rape case.

Crime: June 10, 1993
Trial court: May 5, 1997
High court: September 29, 1998
Supreme Court: March 18, 1999

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 1999

MHA’s final recommendation: February 7, 2000 and May 2, 2005.


Mahendra Nath Das (Assam)

Causing brutal murder while on bail in another murder case

Crime: April 24, 1996
Trial court: August 18, 1997
High court: February 3, 1998
Supreme Court: May 14, 1999

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2000

MHA’s final recommendation: June 21, 2001 and April 20, 2005.


SB Pingale (Maharashtra)

Causing two murders and attempt to murder on two persons.

Crime: April 2, 1991 Trial court: August 27, 1997
High court: July 18, 1998
Supreme Court: April 13, 1999 and June 28, 1999

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2001

MHA’s final recommendation: April 8, 2004 and June 2005.


Jai Kumar (MP)

Causing murder of his pregnant sister-in-law and one niece.

Crime: January 7, 1997
Trial court: September 30, 1997
High court: March 17, 1998
Supreme Court: May 11, 1999

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 1999

MHA’s final recommendation: July 21. 1999 and May 2, 2005.


Suresh and Ramji (UP)

Causing murder of 5 members of his younger brother’s family and injuring remaining
one for a plot.

Crime: NA
Trial court: December 19, 1997
High court: February 23, 2000
Supreme Court: March 2, 2001

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2002

MHA’s final recommendation: April 8, 2004 and June 21, 2005.


Sheikh Meeran and two others (Tamilnadu)

Causing murder of one person by exploding a bomb in court hall.

Crime: November 29, 1994 Trial court: October 5, 1998
High court: 30 April 99
Supreme Court: June 21, 1999 and July 5, 1999

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2000

MHA’s final recommendation: November 24, 2003 and August 8, 2005.


Praveen Kumar (Karnataka)

Causing death of 4 members of a family.

Crime: February, 1994
Trial court: February 4, 2002
High court: October 28, 2002
Supreme Court: October 15, 2003

Death sentence awarded by trial court, confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2004

MHA’s final recommendation: September 8, 2005.


Satish (UP)

Causing death of a girl child.

Crime: August 16, 2001
Trial court: October 29, 2002
High court: October 14, 2003
Supreme Court: February 8, 2005

Death sentence awarded by trial court, HC acquitted him but SC confirmed the death
sentence.
Mercy appeal: 2007

MHA’s final recommendation: July 14, 2008.


Sushil Murmu (Jharkhand)

Brutally sacrificing a nine-year-old child at the altar of goddess Kali.

Crime: December 11, 1996 Trial court: November 30, 2002
High court: April 29, 2003
Supreme Court: December 12, 2003

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2004

MHA’s final recommendation: April 12, 2005.


Saibanna (Karnataka)

Causing death to his wife and daughter aged 1 and half year.

Crime: September 12, 1994
Trial court: January 8, 2003
High court: October 21, 2003
Supreme Court: April 21, 2005

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2007

MHA’s final recommendation: September 28, 2007.


Kunwar Bahadur Singh and Karan Bahadur Singh (UP)

Brutally killing five persons of a family.

Crime: April 24, 1999
Trial court: April 28, 2003
High court: October 31, 2003
Supreme Court: July 19, 2005

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2005

MHA’s final recommendation: January 5, 2006.


Laliya Doom and Shivlal (Rajasthan)

Brutally killing three persons of a family.

Crime: January 9, 1999
Trial court: June 21, 2003 High court: October 9, 2003
Supreme Court: February 20, 2004

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2004

MHA’s final recommendation: May 2, 2005.


Jafar Ali (UP)

Causing death of his wife and five daughters.

Crime: NA
Trial court: July 14, 2003
High court: January 27, 2004
Supreme Court: April 5, 2004

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2006

MHA’s final recommendation: August 18, 2006.

Bandu Baburao Tidake (Karnataka)

Causing death to a girl child aged 12 years.

Crime: November 26, 2002
Trial court: November 30, 2005
High court: January 20, 2006
Supreme Court: July 10, 2006

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2007

MHA’s final recommendation: October 23, 2008.

Cases which are under consideration of MHA
(Three files concerning to four convicts)

Bantu (UP)

Causing rape and murder of a child girl.
Crime: October 4, 2003
Trial court: December 24, 2005
High court: August 29, 2006
Supreme Court: July 23, 2008

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2009

MHA’s final recommendation: Under Examination in MHA.


Sattan and Guddu (UP)

Causing death of 6 persons of a family.

Crime: August 30, 1994
Trial court: August 25, 1999
High court: November 21, 2000
Supreme Court: February 27, 2009 and April 29, 2009

Death sentence awarded by trial court, HC had changed it into life imprisonment but SC
confirmed the death sentence.
Mercy appeal: 2009

MHA’s final recommendation: Under Examination in the MHA

Om Prakash (Uttarakhand)

Causing murder of 3 members and injuring one member of his master’s family.

Crime: November 15, 1994
Trial court: April 18, 2001
High court: September 19, 2001
Supreme Court: December 5, 2002 and March 4, 2003

Death sentence awarded by trial court and confirmed by HC and SC.
Mercy appeal: 2003

MHA’s final recommendation: May 14, 2004 and July 11, 2005. Later a petition was
filed by his mother which is under consideration

Latest disposal by the president
(It is first such case after 2004)
R. Govindsamy (Tamilnadu)

Causing death of five persons of his uncle’s family

Crime: May 30, 1984
Trial court: June 24, 1987
High court: September 9, 1997
Supreme Court: April 22, 1998

Trial court acquitted but death sentence awarded by HC and confirmed by SC.
Mercy appeal: 1998

MHA’s final recommendation: November 2009. Decision conveyed to Tamilnadu
Government on November 23, 2009.