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SC directs Delhi Police to submit dying declaration of Dec 16 gangrape victim

The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi Police to place before it the dying declaration of the December 16 gangrape victim. The court also directed the police to submit before it the trial court records of the case in which four convicts were awarded death sentence.

A bench of justices B S Chauhan and J Chelameswar also extended its interim order putting on hold the execution of death sentence of convicts Mukesh and Pawan who approached the apex court against the Delhi High Court's order confirming the trial court's order of awarding them capital punishment.

Besides, the two accused, the Delhi High Court had also upheld the conviction and death penalty of Akshay Thakur and Vinay Sharma.

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