Bilkis Bano rape convicts

Bilkis Bano Case: Centre, Gujarat Agree To Share Documents With SC On Remission To 11 Convicts

Several PILs have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to revoke the remission granted to 11 Bilkis Bano gang-rape case convicts.

May 02, 2023, 22:05 PM IST

SC Questions Parole To Bilkis Bano Rape Convicts: 'Massacre Can't Be Compared With Single Murder'

The Supreme Court had asked the Gujarat government whether uniform standards, as followed in other cases of murder, were applied while granting remission to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.

Apr 18, 2023, 16:28 PM IST

Bilkis Bano case: SC asks Gujarat govt to present record of proceedings, remission order within 2 weeks

A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and BV Nagarathna granted two weeks to the Gujarat government to produce all relevant records in the case. The bench also issued notice to the Gujarat government and convicts on a plea filed by TMC MP Mahua Moitra against the release of the convicts. 

Sep 09, 2022, 17:42 PM IST

Bilkis Bano gangrape case: Will Supreme Court overturn release of 11 convicts? Hearing today

The Gujarat government recently released all 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case on Independence Day under an outdated remission policy, which turned into a huge political controversy

Aug 25, 2022, 07:08 AM IST

Bilkis Bano case: BJP's Devendra Fadnavis says 'it is wrong if any accused...'

"It is wrong if any accused is felicitated and welcomed. An accused is an accused and there can be no justification for this (act)", Fadnavis said while replying to a discussion in the Legislative Council.

Aug 23, 2022, 18:41 PM IST

Bilkis Bano gangrape: Javed Akhtar reacts strongly to release of 11 convicts, says 'something seriously going wrong'

On August 15, all the 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 case of Bilkis Bano's gang rape and murder of her seven family members during the communal riots walked out of the Godhra sub-jail.

Aug 21, 2022, 11:24 AM IST