By Online Desk
The Supreme Court will take into account listening to Bilkis Bano’s plea difficult the discharge of 11 males convicted of gang-raping her within the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Advocate Shobha Gupta, representing Bano, talked about the matter earlier than a bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. Gupta contended that probabilities had been slim that the bench led by justice Ajay Rastogi would have the ability to hear the matter, as he was now part of a structure bench listening to.
Bano has additionally moved a assessment petition towards the apex courtroom judgment permitting the Gujarat authorities to resolve on the remission of the convicts.
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The Chief Justice mentioned that the assessment must be heard first and let it come earlier than Justice Rastogi. Gupta submitted that the matter needed to be heard in an open courtroom. The Chief Justice mentioned solely the courtroom can resolve that, and added that he’ll resolve on the itemizing after wanting into the matter this night.
In May this yr, the apex courtroom had dominated that the Gujarat authorities can take into account the remission request because the offence came about in Gujarat. Based on this ruling, the Gujarat authorities determined to launch all 11 convicts.
The excessive courtroom had held that the Maharashtra authorities ought to take into account the remission for the reason that trial within the case was carried out there after the switch from Gujarat.
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(With on-line desk inputs)
The Supreme Court will take into account listening to Bilkis Bano’s plea difficult the discharge of 11 males convicted of gang-raping her within the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Advocate Shobha Gupta, representing Bano, talked about the matter earlier than a bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. Gupta contended that probabilities had been slim that the bench led by justice Ajay Rastogi would have the ability to hear the matter, as he was now part of a structure bench listening to.
Bano has additionally moved a assessment petition towards the apex courtroom judgment permitting the Gujarat authorities to resolve on the remission of the convicts.
ALSO READ: Bilkis Bano case convict was booked for outraging lady’s modesty whereas on parole in 2020
The Chief Justice mentioned that the assessment must be heard first and let it come earlier than Justice Rastogi. Gupta submitted that the matter needed to be heard in an open courtroom. The Chief Justice mentioned solely the courtroom can resolve that, and added that he’ll resolve on the itemizing after wanting into the matter this night.
In May this yr, the apex courtroom had dominated that the Gujarat authorities can take into account the remission request because the offence came about in Gujarat. Based on this ruling, the Gujarat authorities determined to launch all 11 convicts.
The excessive courtroom had held that the Maharashtra authorities ought to take into account the remission for the reason that trial within the case was carried out there after the switch from Gujarat.
ALSO READ | Bilkis Bano case: Convicts launched for good behaviour, Gujarat govt to SC
(With on-line desk inputs)
