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SC notice to Mah, Gujarat govts on appeal by 2 convicts in Bilkis Bano gang rape case| India News

SC notice to Mah, Gujarat govts on appeal by 2 convicts in Bilkis Bano gang rape case| India News

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Gujarat and Maharashtra governments to respond to appeals filed by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case of 2002 against their conviction and the sentence of life imprisonment handed out to them by the Bombay high court in 2017. The Supreme Court issued notice to the Maharashtra and Gujarat governments (PTI FILE) A bench of justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi issued notice on the appeals moved by Bipinchand Kanaiyalal Joshi and Pradip Ramanlal Modhiya and posted the matter for hearing on May 5. The two, represented by senior advocates Sidharth Luthra and Sonia Mathur, are the first to challenge their conviction in the March 2002 case amid the Gujarat communal riots when Bano was trying to escape along with her family. The riots broke out in the aftermath of the torching of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra on February 27, 2002. Bano, a 21-year-old pregnant woman at the time, was gangraped and several members of her family were killed. Eleven people were charged by the Central …

Bilkis Bano case: SC rejects Gujarat govt`s plea seeking review of verdict

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The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by the Gujarat government seeking a review of the court`s verdict which contained certain observations against the state while quashing the remission granted to 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members during the 2002 riots, news agency PTI reported. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan also rejected the application for listing the review petition in open court. “Having carefully gone through the Review Petitions, the order under challenge and the papers annexed therewith, we are satisfied that there is no error apparent on the face of the record or any merit in the Review Petitions, warranting reconsideration of the order impugned. The Review Petitions are, accordingly, dismissed,” the bench said. The Gujarat government in its plea had said the apex court`s observation in the January 8 judgment, holding the state guilty of “usurpation of power” and “abuse of discretion” for complying with an order of another top court bench, was an “error apparent on …

Supreme Court rejects Gujarat govt plea to erase criticism in Bilkis Bano order | Latest News India

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NEW DELHI: 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 harsh observations against the state for being “complicit” and “acting in tandem” with the accused — statements that the Gujarat government wanted reviewed and expunged. A bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan also turned down the request for an open-court hearing. (File Photo/PTI) Rejecting the review plea , a bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said: “Having carefully gone through the review petitions, the order under challenge and the papers annexed therewith, we are satisfied that there is no error apparent on the face of the record or any merit in the review petitions, warranting reconsideration of the order impugned.” The judges also turned down the request for an open-court hearing. Along with the state’s plea, the court dismissed the review petition of one of the convicts, …

Supreme Court dismisses Gujarat government’s plea in Bilkis Bano case – India TV

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Image Source : PTI/FILE PHOTO Supreme Court rejects Gujarat govt’s plea to strike out allegations in Bilkis Bano case In a major setback for the Gujarat government, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking quashing of allegations against the state in the Bilkisbano case. The case involves the early release of 11 people convicted of raping Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The Supreme Court held that the Gujarat government’s plea to strike out certain points from its judgment was baseless. The court had earlier said that Gujarat had acted “in concert” with individual convicts who highlighted systemic issues in the riots The Gujarat government argued that the court’s findings were grossly biased and claimed that the state’s affairs had been misrepresented. The inquiry noted that the comments were inappropriate and requested that they be removed to mitigate perceived bias against the government. Source link

2 Bilkis Bano Case Convicts Petition Supreme Court For Final Order On Remission

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One of the convicts has also filed an application for bail. (Representational) New Delhi: Two of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case have moved the Supreme Court contending that its January 8 verdict cancelling remission of their sentence was “in teeth of” a 2002 constitution bench order and sought the issue to be referred to a larger bench for “final” adjudication. Radheyshaym Bhagwandas Shah and Rajubhai Babulal Soni, both lodged in Godhra sub-jail after the Supreme Court verdict, said an “anomalous” situation has arisen wherein two different coordinate benches (benches of same strength) have taken diametrically opposite view on the same issue of premature release as well as on which policy of the state government would be applicable to the petitioners for remission. The plea, filed through advocate Rishi Malhotra, said while one bench on May 13, 2022 categorically ordered the Gujarat government to consider the application of Radheyshaym Shah for premature release in terms of the state government’s remission policy of July 9, 1992, the bench that pronounced the verdict on January …

Gujarat seeks review of adverse comments in Bilkis Bano judgment

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Stung by the adverse remarks passed against it, the Gujarat government moved a review petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday to reconsider the comments in the Bilkis Bano case judgment. A Bench led by Justice B.V. Nagarathna had quashed the State’s move to remit the life sentence of the 11 convicts accused of gangrape and murder in the case. The court, in its judgment, had directed the men to surrender. Also read: Reflecting on Bilkis Bano’s resilient pursuit of justice  The January 8 verdict had also made scathing remarks about the Gujarat government’s usurpation of authority to release the convicts prematurely. “The extreme observation made by this court that the State of Gujarat ‘acted in tandem and was complicit with [one of the] accused’ is not only highly unwarranted and against the record of the case but has caused serious prejudice to the State of Gujarat,” the review petition said. The court had concluded that Gujarat had no jurisdiction to release the convicts. The authority to remit the sentences had rested solely with Maharashtra, …

Gujarat Appeals In Bilkis Bano Case, Wants “Adverse Comments” Dropped

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The Gujarat government pointed out that it had followed an earlier order of the Supreme Court. New Delhi: A month after the Supreme Court ordered that the 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing her family during the 2002 riots must return to jail, the Gujarat government has approached the court and sought the removal of some “adverse” comments made against it in the judgment.  In its order on January 8, the Supreme Court bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan had observed that “State of Gujarat has acted on the basis of the direction issued by this Court but contrary to the letter and spirit of law” and  “acted in tandem and was complicit with” one of the convicts in the case who had played a fraud on the court and misrepresented or suppressed material facts. In the May 2022 order, based on a petition by convict Radheshyam Shah, the Supreme Court had directed the Gujarat government to consider his remission application under its remission policy.  Complying with that order, the …

Bilkis Bano Rape Case: Gujarat Govt Files Plea In SC Seeking To Remove Its Critical Remarks

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Last Updated: February 13, 2024, 22:45 IST The Gujarat government, had, on August 15, 2022, released 11 men convicted of Bilkis’ gang rape and the killing of her family, citing good behaviour. (Image: PTI/File) The Supreme Court, on January 8, 2024, overturned the Gujarat government’s decision ruling to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots The Gujarat government on Tuesday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court seeking certain remarks made by it regarding the state government’s conduct with respect to the early release of the 11 convicts of the Bilkis Bano rape case, to be expunged. According to a report by Live Law, the State Government stated it was acting as per the Supreme Court’s May 2022 judgment which directed it to consider the remission application of one of the convicts. The state government further submitted that it cannot be held to have “usurped” the jurisdiction of the state of Maharashtra when it was …

Days After Surrender on SC Orders, Bilkis Bano Case Convict Out on 5-day Parole

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Last Updated: February 09, 2024, 20:15 IST SC pronounced verdict on the release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case today, January 8. (Image: PTI file) Convict Pradip Modhiya, a resident of Dahod district, has been released from Godhra district jail on parole Days after convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered before jail authorities on Supreme Court orders, one of them has been given a five-day parole by the Gujarat High Court due to the death of his father-in-law, a police official said on Friday. Convict Pradip Modhiya, a resident of Dahod district, has been released from Godhra district jail on parole. The Supreme Court had last month quashed the remission of sentence of all 11 convicts in the 2002 post-Godhra riot case of gangrape of Gujarat woman Bilkis Bano and murder of her seven relatives. “The Gujarat High Court has given a five-day parole to one convict Pradip Modhiya due to the death of his father-in-law. This is between the court and jail as they are in judicial custody,” Deputy Superintendent of …

All 11 convicts in Bilkis case surrender in Gujarat | Latest News India

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All 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered late Sunday night at Godhra sub jail in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district after the Supreme Court denied to extend the deadline. The Supreme Court had on January 8, overturned the release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case and ordered that they return to prison in two weeks from the date of the order. (Vipin Kumar /HT PHOTO) Also Read: SC dismisses Bilkis Bano case convicts’ plea to extend time to surrender Stay tuned for all the latest updates on Ram Mandir! Click here “All 11 convicts have surrendered before jail authorities late Sunday night,” news agency PTI quoted local Crime Branch inspector NL Desai. The day was marked by uncertainty over the surrender of 11 men convicted for the rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of 14 people during the riots that blanketed Gujarat in 2002 till late on Sunday night, even as the 14 day deadline set by the Supreme Court is set to end at midnight. Also Read: Police ‘closely monitoring’ 11 …