印度最高法院受理因上诉拖延而减刑的死刑犯的请求。 India's Supreme Court to hear plea for commuting death row inmate's sentence due to petition delay.

印度最高法院将于1月20日听取Balwant Singh Rajoana在1995年刺杀旁遮普省首席部长Beant Singh的案件中提出的减刑的请求。 The Supreme Court of India will hear Balwant Singh Rajoana's plea on January 20 to commute his death penalty in the 1995 assassination case of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. Rajoana 主张减刑，因为决定他的赦免请求被推迟了 12 年。 Rajoana argues for commutation due to a 12-year delay in deciding his mercy petition. 法院先前曾要求德鲁帕迪·穆尔穆总统在两周内审议其请愿书;如果不作出决定,法院将考虑临时释放他。 The court previously requested President Droupadi Murmu to consider his petition within two weeks; if not decided, the court will consider his interim release.