On February 18, 2014, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by then Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam commuted the death penalty of A.G. Perarivalan and two others to life imprisonment and made a strong observation in the verdict that "apex constitutional authorities" like the President and the Governor must exercise their clemency powers under Articles 72 and 161, reversing the death sentence of the three men. Rajiv Gandhi assassination case When Perarivalan was sentenced on February 18, 2014, he faced the prospect of death that had eluded him for decades. There was no response to his appeals to abolish the death penalty. In May 1999, the Supreme Court confirmed the TADA court's death sentence for Perarivalan. Five months later, in October 1999, the court denied his re...
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