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Bilkis Bano case: SC verdict on release of 11 convicts today

IndiaTimes Sunday, 7 January 2024
The Supreme Court is set to announce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking to overturn the Gujarat government's decision to remit the sentences of 11 convicts involved in the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of 14 members of her family during the 2002 communal riots. The court heard arguments from all parties, including the convicts, and questioned the selective implementation of the remission policy. Bilkis herself filed one of the petitions, arguing that the convicts did not deserve leniency and had shown no remorse.
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 The Supreme Court on Monday, January 8, quashed orders of remissions granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. The top court held that the Gujarat government does not have the power to pass orders of remission. Instead, the state of Maharashtra is the court that has the power to pass orders of...

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