A bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice BV Nagaratna in the Bilkis Bano case questioned the parole granted to the convicts during the period of their imprisonment and said that the gravity of the offense can be considered by the State Was. It states, “A pregnant woman was gang-raped and several people were killed, you compare the victim’s case with the standard section 284 (murder). Just like you can’t compare apples to oranges, a massacre can’t be compared with a single murder. Crimes are common committed against society and community as a whole.

Did the government apply its mind before releasing the accused- SC

The Supreme Court said, “The question is whether the government applied its mind and what material formed the basis of its decision to grant exemption,” Today it is Bilkis, but tomorrow it could be anyone. It could be you or me. If you don’t provide your reasons for waiving, let us draw our own conclusions. ,Directs the Center to clarify its stand

The bench posted the petitions challenging the relief granted to the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case for final disposal on May 2 and asked all the convicts who have not been served notices to file their replies. It asked the Center and the state to clarify their stand regarding the filing of the review petition. ,Last year 10 were released on August accused

Tell us about the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and her family members during the Godhra riots of Terming the murder of JP a “horrible” act, the Supreme Court had asked the Gujarat government whether the same standards were followed in other cases of murder. in this matter 11 had applied giving exemption to the convicts. It had sought response from the Centre, Gujarat government and others on a petition filed by Bilkis Bano, along with of Godhra She was gang-raped during the riots and seven members of her family were murdered. Bano in the case 12 challenged the remission of sentence of the convicts. All 11 The convicts were given immunity by the Gujarat government and last year 34 was released on August. ,During the riots of 984 18 pregnant Bilkis was raped

Let me tell you that, during the Gujarat riots of , Bilkis Bano 34 years old and was five months pregnant, When she was gang-raped while fleeing the riots that broke out after the Godhra train burning incident. His three-year-old daughter was also among the seven members of the family killed.

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Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 7: 38 PM IST