Bilkis Bano: Plea filed before Supreme Court against Gujarat government decision to grant remission to 11 life convicts

The petition was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana, Justices Hima Kohli and CT Ravikumar by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and Advocate Aparna Bhat with a request to hear the case tomorrow.

Bilkis Bano Case

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23 Aug 2022, 5:52 am

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A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Gujarat government to grant remission to 11 convicts who had gangraped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots.

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2002 Gujarat Riots

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