Bilkis Bano case: SC to listen to plea in opposition to reduction to 11 gangrape convicts

Express News Service

CHENNAI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to contemplate itemizing of the PIL filed by social activist Subhashini Ali, journalist Revati Laul and professor Roop Rekha Verma difficult the remission granted to the 11 convicts within the Bilkis Bano case.

The petition whereby the activists had searched for manufacturing in addition to setting apart of the remission order dated August 15, 2022 handed by the Government of Gujarat and directing quick re arrest of the convicts was talked about by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and Advocate Aparna Bhat earlier than the bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justices Hima Kohli and CT Ravikumar.

Sibal submitted that problem was solely most popular in opposition to the remission order granted to the 11 individuals and never the Supreme Court’s order which had held that Gujarat Government was the suitable authorities to contemplate the remission within the case.

“We’re challenging the remission order granted to 11 persons who were convicted for killing 14 persons. The Supreme Court order is fine. Pregnant women were raped & killed,” Sibal mentioned. Bhat additionally urged the bench to contemplate the matter tomorrow.Considering the submission, CJI mentioned, “We will see”.

The 11 convicts who had been freed had been sentenced to life imprisonment for gang rape and homicide of a number of folks in the course of the Godhra riots in 2002 by the Sessions Court. Their conviction was even upheld in 2017 by the Gujarat HC. Bilkis Bano who was pregnant on the time was gang raped and her 3 12 months previous daughter was killed by a mob in the course of the violence that broke throughout the state after Sabarmati Express was attacked in Godhra.

It has been argued within the petition that the competent authority was not an authority which was solely unbiased and the one that might apply its thoughts to the details.“It would appear that the constitution of members of the competent authority of the State of Gujarat, also bore allegiance to a political party, and also were sitting MLAs. As such, it would appear that the competent authority was not an authority that was entirely independent, and one that could independently apply its mind to the facts at hand,” plea said.

Activists within the plea have additionally argued that no proper pondering authority making use of any take a look at below any extant coverage would contemplate it match to grant remission to individuals who had been discovered to have been concerned within the fee of such grotesque acts.

CHENNAI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to contemplate itemizing of the PIL filed by social activist Subhashini Ali, journalist Revati Laul and professor Roop Rekha Verma difficult the remission granted to the 11 convicts within the Bilkis Bano case.

The petition whereby the activists had searched for manufacturing in addition to setting apart of the remission order dated August 15, 2022 handed by the Government of Gujarat and directing quick re arrest of the convicts was talked about by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and Advocate Aparna Bhat earlier than the bench of CJI NV Ramana, Justices Hima Kohli and CT Ravikumar.

Sibal submitted that problem was solely most popular in opposition to the remission order granted to the 11 individuals and never the Supreme Court’s order which had held that Gujarat Government was the suitable authorities to contemplate the remission within the case.

“We’re challenging the remission order granted to 11 persons who were convicted for killing 14 persons. The Supreme Court order is fine. Pregnant women were raped & killed,” Sibal mentioned. Bhat additionally urged the bench to contemplate the matter tomorrow.Considering the submission, CJI mentioned, “We will see”.

The 11 convicts who had been freed had been sentenced to life imprisonment for gang rape and homicide of a number of folks in the course of the Godhra riots in 2002 by the Sessions Court. Their conviction was even upheld in 2017 by the Gujarat HC. Bilkis Bano who was pregnant on the time was gang raped and her 3 12 months previous daughter was killed by a mob in the course of the violence that broke throughout the state after Sabarmati Express was attacked in Godhra.

It has been argued within the petition that the competent authority was not an authority which was solely unbiased and the one that might apply its thoughts to the details.“It would appear that the constitution of members of the competent authority of the State of Gujarat, also bore allegiance to a political party, and also were sitting MLAs. As such, it would appear that the competent authority was not an authority that was entirely independent, and one that could independently apply its mind to the facts at hand,” plea said.

Activists within the plea have additionally argued that no proper pondering authority making use of any take a look at below any extant coverage would contemplate it match to grant remission to individuals who had been discovered to have been concerned within the fee of such grotesque acts.