'Abuse of power by Gujarat government': SC sends Bilkis case convicts back to jail

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 8, 2024
Calling it an "abuse of power", Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government's decision to grant remission to 11 convicts who gang-raped Bilkis Bano and killed 14 of her family members during the 2002 communal riots and directed them to surrender before the jail authority in two weeks, one-and-a-half years after they...

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Published on January 8, 2024 -  02:03
Bilkis Bano Case Verdict: SC quashes orders of remissions granted to 11 convicts | Oneindia
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 remission. #BilkisBanoCase #BilkisBanoCaseVerdict #SupremeCourtVerdict #ConvictsRelease #JusticeForBilkisBano #LegalDecision #JudicialOutcome #GujaratGovernment #HumanRights #CriminalJustice #CourtRuling #LegalSystem #BrahminsReleaseControversy #PublicOutcry #AccountabilityMatters #RuleOfLaw #SocialJustice #LegalDebate #TransparencyInJustice #BilkisBanoPetition #LegalChallenges ~HT.97~ED.152~ED.155~

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