Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar II, who on June 6 had convicted the five men, is scheduled to hear tomorrow the arguments on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to the convicts.
Under the new law, the offence of gang rape entails a minimum jail term of 20 years and a maximum of imprisonment till remainder of natural life.
Special Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava said the crime was committed in a "barbaric and inhuman" manner and he would demand the maximum punishment for the convicts, that is imprisonment till the remainder of natural life.
Legal aid counsel Dinesh Sharma, who represented all the convicts, said he would seek leniency for his clients and file an appeal against the judgement before the Delhi High Court.
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The court has convicted Mahender alias Ganja (27), Mohd Raja (23), Raju (24), Arjun (22) and Raju Chakka (23) for the offences under sections 376 (D) (gang rape), 395 (dacoity), 366(kidnapping), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention) of IPC.
Three other accused in the case are juveniles and inquiry against them is in progress before the Juvenile Justice Board.
According to the prosecution, the five men, all vagabonds, had robbed and gangraped the Danish tourist at knife-point on the night of January 14, 2014, after leading her to a secluded spot close to the Divisional Railway Officers' Club near the railway station.
The victim had here on January 1, 2014, and stayed for a couple of days before leaving for Agra. After visiting several places, she returned to Delhi on January 13, 2014, and stayed in a hotel in Paharganj near the station.
During the trial, the accused had claimed innocence.