SC to represent particular bench to listen to Bilkis Bano’s plea towards remission to convicts

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to represent a particular bench to listen to a plea by Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped in the course of the 2002 Gujarat riots, towards the remission of the sentence of 11 convicts within the case.

A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala assured Bano, represented by means of her lawyer Shobha Gupta, that the brand new bench might be shaped.

Gupta talked about the matter for pressing listening to and mentioned {that a} new bench must be constituted.

“I will have a bench constituted. Will look at it this evening,” the CJI mentioned.

Earlier, on January 24, the listening to on Bano’s plea difficult the remission of sentence of 11 convicts within the gang-rape case by the Gujarat authorities couldn’t be held within the high courtroom because the judges involved have been listening to a matter associated to passive euthanasia as a part of a five-judge Constitution bench.

Besides the plea difficult the discharge of the convicts, the gang rape survivor had additionally filed a separate petition looking for a evaluation of the apex courtroom’s May 13, 2022 order on a plea by a convict.

Seven members of Bilkis Bano’s household have been additionally killed in the course of the 2002 Gujarat riots.

In its May 13, 2022 order, the apex courtroom had requested the state authorities to think about the plea of a convict for untimely launch by way of its coverage of July 9, 1992, which was relevant on the date of conviction and determine it inside a interval of two months.

All 11 convicts have been granted remission by the Gujarat authorities and launched on August 15, final 12 months. Bano’s evaluation plea towards the May 13, 2022 order, nevertheless, was dismissed by the highest courtroom in December final 12 months.

Will battle once more, towards what’s mistaken: Bilkis Bano on remission given to her rapists

Bilkis Bano case convict booked for outraging girl’s modesty whereas on parole in 2020

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to represent a particular bench to listen to a plea by Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped in the course of the 2002 Gujarat riots, towards the remission of the sentence of 11 convicts within the case.

A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala assured Bano, represented by means of her lawyer Shobha Gupta, that the brand new bench might be shaped.

Gupta talked about the matter for pressing listening to and mentioned {that a} new bench must be constituted.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“I will have a bench constituted. Will look at it this evening,” the CJI mentioned.

Earlier, on January 24, the listening to on Bano’s plea difficult the remission of sentence of 11 convicts within the gang-rape case by the Gujarat authorities couldn’t be held within the high courtroom because the judges involved have been listening to a matter associated to passive euthanasia as a part of a five-judge Constitution bench.

Besides the plea difficult the discharge of the convicts, the gang rape survivor had additionally filed a separate petition looking for a evaluation of the apex courtroom’s May 13, 2022 order on a plea by a convict.

Seven members of Bilkis Bano’s household have been additionally killed in the course of the 2002 Gujarat riots.

In its May 13, 2022 order, the apex courtroom had requested the state authorities to think about the plea of a convict for untimely launch by way of its coverage of July 9, 1992, which was relevant on the date of conviction and determine it inside a interval of two months.

All 11 convicts have been granted remission by the Gujarat authorities and launched on August 15, final 12 months. Bano’s evaluation plea towards the May 13, 2022 order, nevertheless, was dismissed by the highest courtroom in December final 12 months.

Will battle once more, towards what’s mistaken: Bilkis Bano on remission given to her rapists

Bilkis Bano case convict booked for outraging girl’s modesty whereas on parole in 2020