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TopicBilkis Bano case

Topic: Bilkis Bano case

HC quashing Congress MLA’s arrest exposes ED’s high-handedness

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Bilkis Bano rape convicts not missing, in ‘deep introspection’, say families

The celebratory mood in Gujarat's villages over the release of 11 rapists has turned somber with the Supreme Court verdict. For the Muslim families, the fear of reprisal has returned.

What brought justice to UK postal scam victims—fearless media, public support & a TV drama

What's common between the UK postal scandal and Bilkis Bano case is the prolonged struggle against a system determined to deny justice.

With fate of Bilkis Bano convicts now in Maharashtra govt’s hands, a look at state’s remission policy

Setting aside Gujarat govt's remission of the 11 convicts’ life sentences, SC has noted Maharashtra was the appropriate authority to grant remission.

Bilkis Bano’s path to justice had many obstacles. Even SC needed to correct its error

The Supreme Court has corrected its own egregious error from May 2022 that facilitated the release of Bilkis Bano's rapists and sent the 11 convicts back to prison.

‘Rule of law must prevail’ — why SC sent 11 convicts released early in Bilkis Bano case back to jail

Bench led by Justice BV Nagarathna quashes Gujarat govt's decision to allow remission of life imprisonment of convicts, rules state govt lacked jurisdiction to grant premature release.

SC quashes Gujarat govt’s remission order for convicts in Bilkis Bano case — ‘abuse of discretion’

SC bench said Gujarat govt lacked jurisdiction to grant premature release to the convicts since trial had been transferred to Maharashtra, fixed 2-week deadline for them to surrender before jail.

Bilkis Bano case: SC orders publication of notices to 11 convicts, to hear pleas against release in July

Bench said it was issuing direction for publication of notices in newspapers so that none of the convicts argue that they weren’t served or intimated about the case.

‘Obvious you don’t want this bench to hear matter’, SC judge hearing Bilkis Bano’s plea tells convicts’ lawyers

Bench was hearing Bilkis Bano's plea challenging Gujarat govt's remission order. Lawyers of 2 convicts sought adjournment claiming that Bano had filed a false affidavit.

Centre, Gujarat will challenge SC order to see files on early release of Bilkis Bano convicts

Top court questions reservation to show files on remission order, saying the government was in contempt for not producing it.

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