Curative Petition

  • Recently, curative petitions were filed by Nirbhaya Case convicts.
  • In case a review petition gets dismissed there is an option of curative petition as brought into force by SC itself in RoopaHurra v Ashok Hurra (2002).
  • A curative petition may be filed after a review plea against the final conviction is dismissed.
  • It can be entertained if the petitioner establishes that there was a violation of the principles of natural justice, and that he was not heard by the court before passing an order.
  • A curative petition must be first circulated to a Bench of the three senior-most judges, and the judges ....
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