Sessions judge who issued death warrants in Nirbhaya case transferred
New Delhi, Jan 24: The sessions judge who recently issued death warrants against the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case has been transferred.
Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora has been transferred to the Supreme Court as Additional Registrar on deputation basis for one year, a letter sent by Registrar General, Delhi High Court, to the District Judge, Patiala House Courts, said.
Before
his
transfer,
Arora
was
hearing
the
Nirbhaya
Rape
case,
besides
other
cases.
The
case
is
likely
to
be
assigned
to
a
new
judge
soon.
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