SC Stays Death Penalty Of BSF Ex-Head Constable Balbir Singh For 6 Months [Read Order]

Permits him to challenge court martial proceedings before appropriate authority.The Supreme Court has stayed death penalty awarded to former BSF head constable Balbir Singh, who was found guilty of murdering his senior officer.A bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice UU Lalit granted six months’ stay on his execution, permitting him to challenge the orders passed by the...