Dhananjoy may again appeal to Supreme Court

Dhananjoy Chatterjee, sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 14-year-old girl in Kolkata [ Images ] in 1990, is likely to move the Supreme Court in appeal once again.

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Just hours after news came in that Chatterjee's Images ], the convict's lawyer, Sekhar Basu, said he will move a petition in the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution.

Article 32 deals with the right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of a fundamental right.

"Notwithstanding the Presidential decision, there has been inordinate delay in the matter and as such Dhananjoy Chatterjee deserves commutation of his sentence," Basu told PTI.