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SC Overturns Release of Bilkis Bano Gangrape Convicts

2002 Gujarat Riots - Bilkis Bano - Gangrape - Gujarat Government - Supreme Court

Breaking News: Supreme Court sets aside remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. Find out the latest updates here!

The Supreme Court of India has made a groundbreaking decision to quash the Gujarat government's remission order, which granted early release to the 11 convicts involved in the horrific gangrape and murder of Bilkis Bano and her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots. This decision comes after significant public outcry and legal challenges against the remission granted by the Gujarat government. The court's ruling has stirred up debates on justice, women's rights, and the accountability of the state.

Bilkis Bano, a survivor of brutal violence and injustice, has been at the center of a long legal battle for justice. Her case has highlighted the flaws in the criminal justice system and the need for stricter measures to ensure the punishment of perpetrators of heinous crimes. The Supreme Court's verdict is a victory for Bilkis Bano and all survivors of sexual violence, reaffirming the importance of upholding the rule of law and ensuring justice for victims.

In a surprising turn of events, the court's decision has rekindled discussions about women's safety, political accountability, and the implications of state intervention in legal matters. The case has also brought to light the resilience and strength of Bilkis Bano, who has fought tirelessly for justice despite facing numerous obstacles. The impact of this ruling extends beyond the legal realm, sparking conversations about social change and the need for a more vigilant and responsive judicial system to protect the rights of all citizens.

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Bilkis Bano Case: दोषियों की सजा माफी रद्द, SC ने कहा- गुजरात सरकार का ... (अमर उजाला)

बिलकिस बानो गैंगरेप के 11 दोषियों की सजा गुजरात सरकार ने माफ कर दी थी। गुजरात सरकार के इस फैसले को सुप्रीम कोर्ट में चुनौती दी गई।

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Bilkis Bano case Live: BJP's 'anti-women' policies exposed, says ... (Hindustan Times)

Bilkis Bano case Live Updates: The 11 convicts were granted remission by the Gujarat government on August 15, 2022.

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Bilkis Bano case Live Updates: Congress attacks Guj govt, says ... (Livemint)

All 11 convicts who were involved in murder of Bilkis Bano's daughter as well as 6 other family members were granted remission by the Gujarat government and ...

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Bilkis Bano: India Supreme Court orders gangrape convicts back to ... (BBC News)

The premature release of 11 men who raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family had caused global outrage.

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India court overrules early release of 11 men in Bilkis Bano gang ... (Aljazeera.com)

Bano was five months pregnant when she was gang-raped during the 2002 anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat state.

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Bilkis Bano case: The timeline, the key milestones (The Indian Express)

Supreme Court Monday quashed Gujarat government's decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of Bano's gangrape and murder of seven of her ...

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Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court to deliver verdict on pleas ... (Business Today)

While reserving the judgement, the apex court had directed the Centre and the Gujarat government to submit by October 16 the original records related to the ...

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Bilkis Bano Case: दोषियों की सजा माफी क्यों हुई रद्द, सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने ... (ABP News)

सुप्रीम कोर्ट में जस्टिस बीवी नागरत्ना की बेंच ने 11 दोषियों को दी गई छूट को इस आधार पर खारिज कर दिया कि गुजरात सरकार के पास सजा में ...

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बिलकिस बानो गैंगरेप केस, 11 दोषी फिर जेल जाएंगे: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने कहा ... (दैनिक भास्कर)

गुजरात में 2002 दंगों के दौरान बिलकिस बानो गैंगरेप के 11 दोषियों को समय से पहले जेल से रिहा करने के फैसले को सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने रद्द कर दिया ...

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Bilkis Bano Case: बिलकिस बानो केस के 11 दोषी वापस जाएंगे जेल, सुप्रीम ... (मनी कंट्रोल)

Bilkis Bano Case: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने फैसला सुरक्षित रखते हुए केंद्र और गुजरात सरकार को 16 अक्टूबर तक 11 दोषियों की सजा में छूट संबंधी मूल ...

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Bilkis Bano Case: गर्भवती की पिटाई, सामूहिक दुष्कर्म, मासूम को पटक ... (अमर उजाला)

Bilkis Bano Gujarat Wiki : बिलकिस बानो और उनका परिवार 2002 में गोधरा कांड के बाद गुजरात में हुए दंगों के पीड़ितों में से एक था।

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Bilkis Bano Case: रिहाई का आदेश रद्द, दोषियों को अब फिर जाना होगा जेल? (आज तक)

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सोमवार को बिलकिस बानो बलात्कार मामले में 11 दोषियों को रिहा करने के गुजरात सरकार के आदेश को रद्द कर दिया है.

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BREAKING | Supreme Court Sets Aside Remission Of 11 Convicts In ... (Live Law)

In a highly anticipated judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday (January 8) set aside the remission of 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple ...

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Bilkis Bano case: ബിൽക്കിസ് ബാനു കേസ് ... (Indiatoday Malayalam)

കേസിലെ 11 പ്രതികളുടെയും ശിക്ഷായിളവ് സുപ്രീം കോടതി (supreme court) റദ്ദാക്കി. ശിക്ഷായിളവ് റദ്ദാക്കിയ സാഹചര്യത്തിൽ 11 പ്രതികളും വീണ്ടും ജയിലിലേക്ക് ...

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Bilkis Bano: धोखाधड़ी और पावर का गलत इस्तेमाल..., बिलकिस बानो मामले ... (दैनिक जागरण)

सोमवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट (SC verdict on Bilkis Bano case) ने गुजरात दंगों के दौरान बिलकिस के साथ सामूहिक दुष्कर्म करने वाले 11 आरोपियों की ...

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SC overturns remission given to Bilkis Bano's rapists: What ... (The Indian Express)

11 convicts in one of the most heinous crimes of the 2002 Gujarat riots walked out of jail in August 2022. What is the law on remissions, and why was there ...

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Rahul Gandhi slams 'arrogant' BJP after SC's Bilkis Bano case ... (Livemint)

The Supreme Court quashed the Gujarat government's decision to release 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case, stating that it was obtained through fraud.

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Bilkis Bano rape case: Supreme Court orders re-imprisonment of ... (barandbench.com)

The Supreme Court bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan today concluded that the Gujarat government had no power to apply its remission policy to ...

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Supreme Court's Bilkis order has exposed 'custodian of criminals ... (India Today)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP over the Supreme Court ruling in Bilkis Bano rape case. Several other Opposition leaders, including Asaduddin ...

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When Fadnavis broke ranks with other BJP leaders to criticise ... (The Indian Express)

While the incident took place during the 2002 Gujarat riots, the trial was shifted to Mumbai, where a special court convicted the 11 men in 2008.

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Bilkis Bano Verdict: 'सुप्रीम कोर्ट का फैसला जोरदार तमाचा', कांग्रेस ... (ABP News)

Bilkis Bano Case Verdict: सुप्रीम कोर्ट का फैसला आने के बाद सियासी प्रतिक्रिया शुरू हो गई है. कांग्रेस ने इस्तीफा नहीं देने पर गुजरात के सीएम ...

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Bilkis Bano Case: 'मेरे लिए आज नया साल है', सुप्रीम कोर्ट के आदेश पर ... (ABP News)

Bilkis Bano Case Verdict: SC ने बिलकिस बानो के 11 दोषी को फिर से जेल में वापस भेजने का आदेश दिया है. कोर्ट ने सोमवार (8 जनवरी) को गुजरात ...

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Court Roundup: Big win for Bilkis Bano in Top Court, Pune bypoll ... (India Today)

Here's a wrap of the day's important news from the Supreme Court and the High Courts.

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Today, I Can Breathe Again, Says Bilkis Bano After Landmark ... (The Wire)

In a letter issued through her lawyer, Bano thanked the Supreme Court, her family, friends and lawyer as well as the thousands of people who extended their ...

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Bilkis Bano issues statement after Supreme Court verdict. Read full ... (Hindustan Times)

The Gujarat government last year released 11 convicts after they had completed 14 years of jail term. | Latest News India.

SC quashes remission granted to 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case ... (The Arunachal Times)

NEW DELHI, 8 Jan: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government's decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of gangrape of Bilkis ...

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मैं टूट गई थी, दिल से हटा पत्थर जैसा बोझ, अब फिर ले सकूंगी सांस, सुप्रीम ... (नवभारत टाइम्स)

Bilkis Bano Case: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बिलकिस बानो के साथ गैंग रेप और उनके परिजनों की हत्या में उम्रकैद की सजा काटने वाले दोषियों को रिहा करने ...

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Bilkis Bano case: What next? Ball in BJP-led Maharashtra Govt's court (The Indian Express)

While the convicts pleaded they be allowed to remain outside and their liberty be protected, the Supreme Court said this cannot be accepted since they have ...

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'I smiled for first time in 1.5 years': Bilkis Bano after SC verdict (Hindustan Times)

Bano's three-year-old daughter was among seven of her relatives murdered during the riots, which left 1000 people, mostly Muslims, dead | Latest News India.

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Bilkis Bano Case: सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले के बाद भी क्या बिलकिस बानो ... (ABP News)

Bilkis Bano Case Verdict: SC के आदेश के मुताबिक, बिलकिस बानो मामले के 11 दोषियों को दो सप्ताह के भीतर जेल अधिकारियों के सामने सरेंडर करना ...

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Bilkis Bano case: Remission quashed, what now for the convicts? (The Indian Express)

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, ...

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गुजरात को SC की फटकार, अब क्या करेगी महाराष्ट्र सरकार; लंबे जाएंगे ... (Hindustan हिंदी)

शीर्ष न्यायालय ने इस बात पर भी जोर दिया कि जिस राज्य में मुकदमा चला, उसे भी ट्रायल कोर्ट से अनुमति लेनी होगी।

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Unlawful remission: The Hindu Editorial on the Bilkis Bano case (The Hindu)

The Supreme Court ruling in the Bilkis Bano case quashing the orders releasing 11 men convicted for gang-rape and murder is a blow for the rule of law.

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Why Bilkis Bano remission verdict makes crucial legal points (Hindustan Times)

Bilkis Bano's writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution was challenged by several convicts. | Latest News India.

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Why Supreme Court rejected Bilkis Bano case convicts' 'protection of ... (India Today)

A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan refused to accept the petition of 'protection of the liberty' argued on behalf of the convicts.

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Bilkis Bano case: Police 'closely monitoring' 11 convicts ahead of ... (Hindustan Times)

Police superintendent Balram Meena said that arrangements were put in place at Singvad village in Dahod, where the convicts live, a day before the verdict ...

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Bilkis Bano: 'भले ही देर से आया, लेकिन सही फैसला आया...,' बिलकिस बानो ... (ABP News)

Bilkis Bano Case: शरद पवार ने कहा कि महाराष्ट्र सरकार को इस मामले को बहुत ही गंभीरता से लेने की जरुरत है. मुझे लगता है की महिलाओं के ...

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Why Bilkis rapists have been sent back to jail: 5 key questions the ... (The Indian Express)

The Supreme Court has struck down the Gujarat government's remission orders that allowed the early release of 11 men convicted in the Bilkis Bano gangrape ...

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Bilkis Bano Convicts: Who Is Accountable for the 'Fraud' by Gujarat ... (The Wire)

There has to be a cost for being held guilty of fraud and complicity by learned judges. Who will pay this price? This is a blot on our famed 'Gujarat Model' ...

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Bilkis Bano: 'आज मेरे लिए नया साल है, मैं फिर से सांस ले सकती हूं', कोर्ट के ... (अमर उजाला)

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सोमवार को कहा कि चूंकि मुकदमा मुंबई स्थानांतरित कर दिया गया है, इस वजह से गुजरात के पास सजा कम करने का अधिकार नहीं है ...

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How did India's Supreme Court send Bilkis Bano's rapists back to jail? (Aljazeera.com)

India's Supreme Court on Monday restored life prison sentences for 11 men who had raped a Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano, during the communal riots in Gujarat in ...

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Bilkis Bano Case | Gujarat Govt 'Acted In Tandem' With Convict ... (Live Law)

While setting aside the remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, the Supreme Court on Monday (January 8) slammed the Gujarat government for acting ...

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Bilkis Bano Case: बिलकीस बानो के मामले पर शरद पवार का बड़ा बयान, कहा ... (ABP News)

Sharad Pawar on Bilkis Bano Case: एनसीपी अध्यक्ष शरद पवार ने बिलकीस बानो केस पर बड़ा बयान दिया है. उन्होंने कहा, 'मेरा अनुरोध है कि ...

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Bilkis Bano Case: घर छोड़कर फरार हुए बिलकिस बानो के दोषी, 2 सप्ताह के ... (NPG)

Bilkis Bano Case: बिलकिस बानो गैंगरेप मामले में दोषियों को दोबारा जेल भेजने के सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले के बाद मामले से जुड़े सभी 9 दोषी फैसले के ...

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Bilkis Bano Case: बिल्किस बानो केस में SC के फैसले का कांग्रेस नेता ने ... (ABP News)

UP Congress News: सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले का स्वागत करते हुए अल्पसंख्यक कांग्रेस प्रदेश अध्यक्ष शाहनवाज आलम ने कहा कि रिहाई का ...

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Bilkis Bano Judgment: A Detailed Explainer (NewsClick)

The Bench has directed the convicts to report to the concerned jail authorities within two weeks from the date of judgment.

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In Her Own Words: What Bilkis Bano Went Through in 2002 (The Wire)

Twenty-two years ago, almost to the day, Bilkis Bano gave an oral statement recounting the horrors of what she had been through, to Communalism Combat, ...

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