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Bilkis Bano case: Why Supreme Court quashed Gujarat’s remission of convicts

IndiaTimes Monday, 8 January 2024
The Supreme Court overturned the Gujarat government's decision to grant early release to 11 convicts in the 2002 gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members. The court determined that Gujarat lacked the authority to rule on the remission matter. The convicts were tried in Maharashtra, so only the Maharashtra government has the authority to consider their pleas for remission. The court criticized Radhyesham for deceiving the court and obtaining a favorable ruling.
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Bilkis Bano Case Verdict: SC quashes orders of remissions granted to 11 convicts | Oneindia 02:03

 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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