Bilkis Bano Case Verdict: The Supreme Court today overturned the Gujarat government's decision to release the 11 convicts who raped Bilkis Bano and killed her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
In a breakthrough in Bilkis Bano's long battle for justice, the Supreme Court today cancelled the early release of the 11 men convicted of raping her and killing her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred to May 9 the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts in the case of gang rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family members.
Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court on Monday said that it would consider early "listing by circulation" a plea seeking review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat government to consider the plea for remission of 11 convicts.