The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed petitions by the 11 men - who were convicted of raping Bilkis Bano, and murdering her family, during the 2002 Godhra riots - seeking more time before they surrender to the authorities and are sent back to jail.
The Supreme Court today cancelled the Gujarat government's decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 riots in the state.
Public outcry will not affect judicial decisions, the Supreme Court asserted, as it began weighing the legality of the remission granted to all the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and murder of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots.