The Supreme Court has ordered the convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case back to prison. On what grounds? What legal option do these 11 men, who walked free in August 2022, have now?
If the convicts can “circumvent the consequences of their conviction, peace and tranquillity in the society will be reduced to a chimaera," says court.
Uncovering the Bilkis Bano case: How convicts scammed the court. Supreme Court's verdict exposes fraudulent tactics used to obtain premature release, leading to a nullified remission order. Read more on the deceitful tactics and the court's directive for convicts to surrender back to prison.
On Monday, the Supreme Court not only set aside the remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case but also provided detailed guidelines for considering remission applications. The top court.