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Death row petitions to be heard in open court: SC
New Delhi, Sept 2 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that petitions by death row convicts will be heard by a bench of three judges in an open court.
In the earlier practice, petitions were heard in the chambers of two judges. They used to pronounce the quantum of punishment and the parties were not allowed to be present.
The apex court on Tuesday also allowed death row convicts, whose review petitions have already been dismissed, to file fresh petitions for reopening their cases within a month.
In a majority verdict by a five-judge constitution bench, the court said that a death convict whose curative petition has been decided cannot approach for re-opening of his review plea.
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