Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" after a closed trial in April 2017, evoking a sharp reaction from India.
The International Court of Justice will deliver its verdict in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case on Wednesday around 6.30 pm. President of the court at the Hague, Justice Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, will pronounce the decision.
New Delhi has questioned the death penalty awarded to Jadhav, an Indian national, by a Pakistani military court for being a "spy". India has called the trial farcical and that Jadhav's "confession" was extracted in captivity.
India has requested the world court to annul the military court's decision and sought his immediate release. Otherwise, he should be tried in a civilian court with India having the right to arrange for his legal representations and full consular access.
Earlier, the ICJ had rejected Pakistan's argument that the world court had no jurisdiction in the court.
India has argued that Pakistan has dishonoured the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Pakistan is also using the Jadhav case to blame India for its problems in Balochistan, said officials.
Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" after a closed trial in April 2017, evoking a sharp reaction from India.
In December that year, Pakistan had allowed Kulbhushan's mother and wife to meet him in Islamabad, an event that became a media circus with Pakistani foreign ministry even removing footwears and Mangalsutra of Kulbhushan's wife.
India will be represented by Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Deepak Mittal and officials from Legal & Treaties Division of the ministry of external affairs, while Pakistan has sent a 13-member delegation led by Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan.
Both sides didn't say much in the high-profile case. Spokesperson of external affairs ministry Raveesh Kumar said, "We will have to wait till 17th July. Not proper to speculate. We have submitted a memorial which is in public domain." His Pakistani counterpart Faisal Mohammed said, "We can not prejudge the verdict. However, we prepared for the case comprehensively."
Zee Media Newsroom
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