The postponement of capital punishment in the Delhi 2012 fatal gang-rape case shows, once again, that the process is more convict-centric than victim-centric. The court must set a timeframe for filing curative and mercy petitions, and rethink the 14-day window in death-row cases to avoid this delay-causing, justice-evading loop.
Timeframe must be set for curative, mercy pleas. Endless delays, justice evasion need to stop
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