The convict Pradipbhai Ramamlal Modiya approached the Gujarat High seeking parole for 30 days following the death of his father-in-law. The Court granted him parole for 5 days.
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the applications filed by eleven convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case seeking additional time to surrender before the concerned jail authorities.
The top court has set a firm deadline for the 11 convicts involved in the Bilkis Bano case, requiring them to surrender before jail authorities by January 21.
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan will deliver the verdict in the batch of petitions challenging the early release of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case.