8 Jan 2024 4:35 AM GMT2024-01-08 04:35:42
Supreme Court bench headed by Justice BV Nagarathna will pronounce the judgement TODAY on petitions challenging the remission of 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple murders and gang rapes, including that of Bilkis Bano, during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. These convicts were allowed to walk free in August 2022, on Independence Day, sparking widespread controversy and leading to constitutional challenges before the top court.
After an 11-day-long hearing that began in August, a division bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan reserved its judgment on October 12. Besides this, the court also directed the Gujarat and union governments to submit original records available with them.
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