Bilkis Bano

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the Gujarat government’s plea seeking a review of the order setting aside the remission granted to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case of 2002. The top court’s January 8 order had made…
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“Today is truly the New Year for me. I have wept tears of relief. I have smiled for the first time in over a year and half. I have hugged my children. It feels like a stone the size of a mountain has been lifted from my chest, and I can…
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Bilkis Bano's petition challenging the early release of 11 convicts who raped her and killed her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots is valid, the Supreme Court said today, asserting that the hearings will continue. The convicts were…
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The Supreme Court on Monday will deliver judgment on petitions challenging the Gujarat government’s decision to prematurely release 11 convicts serving life in prison for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and various other heinous crimes…
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The Supreme Court is set to hear Bilkis Bano’s petition - challenging the early release of rape convicts - on December 13. A bench of justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela Trivedi will hear the matter. The same bench is currently seized of a…
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Bilkis Bano on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court challenging the remission of the 11 convicts who walked free on August 15 this year. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said he will look into the listing of the plea after her…
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The Centre and Gujarat fast-tracked the early release of 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots despite the CBIs strong objections, a document reveals. The Supreme Court will hear the…
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The 11 men convicted for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat riots were released as they had been in jail for 14 years and their behaviour was found to be good, the Gujarat government told the Supreme Court today. The…
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The release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case has been challenged in the Supreme Court. Chief Justice NV Ramana has said he would consider listing the matter. The convicts - serving life-term sentences in the Gujarat 2002…
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