The Delhi High Court will hear today the trial court's reference for confirmation of the death penalty awarded to four convicts in December 16 gangrape-cum-murder case. The matter will be heard by a bench headed by Justice Reva Khetrapa. Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna had, on 13th of this month, awarded capital punishment to Mukesh, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma and referred the case to the high court for confirmation of the sentence.

Fifth accused Ram Singh was found dead in Delhi's Tihar Jail in March and proceedings against him were abated. The juvenile accused was on August 31 convicted and sentenced to a maximum of three years in a reformation home.