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Days after surrender on SC orders, Bilkis Bano case convict out on 5-day parole

Days after surrender on SC orders, Bilkis Bano case convict out on 5-day parole

Days after convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered before jail authorities on Supreme Court orders, one of them has been given a five-day parole by the Gujarat High Court

09 February,2024 04:24 PM IST | Dahod | PTI
Bilkis Bano case: SC rejects convicts' pleas for extension to surrender

Bilkis Bano case: SC rejects convicts' pleas for extension to surrender

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed applications filed by convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, seeking an extension of time to surrender before jail authorities

19 January,2024 02:14 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Bilkis Bano case: 5 convicts move Supreme Court seeking more time to surrender

Bilkis Bano case: 5 convicts move Supreme Court seeking more time to surrender

Days after the Supreme Court quashed the remission the Gujarat government had granted, five of those convicted in Bilkis Bano case have moved Supreme Court seeking more time to surrender

18 January,2024 04:20 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Bilkis Bano case: Eyewitness calls for harsh punishment for 11 convicts

Bilkis Bano case: Eyewitness calls for harsh punishment for 11 convicts

The only eyewitness in the Bilkis Bano case wants the culprits to be hanged or sentenced to life in prison for true justice.

12 January,2024 11:53 AM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondent
No information about surrender of convicts: SP

No information about surrender of convicts: SP

The convicts, however, are “not incommunicado” and some of them are visiting relatives, Dahod Superintendent of Police Balram Meena said on Tuesday

11 January,2024 05:00 AM IST | Dahod | Agencies
Bilkis Bano case: Convicts can ask Maharashtra govt for remission of sentences

Bilkis Bano case: Convicts can ask Maharashtra govt for remission of sentences

The Supreme Court of India ruled on Monday that the 11 convicts involved in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case and the murder of seven of her family members during communal riots in Gujarat cannot seek remission from the Gujarat government.

08 January,2024 08:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rahul Gandhi says SC verdict showed country who gives patronage to criminals

Rahul Gandhi says SC verdict showed country who gives patronage to criminals

Earlier in the day, the apex court said the Gujarat government abused its power in grating the remission to the men convicted of gang-raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members during the 2002 riots, and ordered that they be sent back to jail within two weeks

08 January,2024 03:20 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Bilkis Bano case: SC says plea challenging 11 convicts' remission maintainable

Bilkis Bano case: SC says plea challenging 11 convicts' remission maintainable

Supreme Court on Monday held Bilkis Bano's plea challenging remission of 11 men who were convicted of raping her and killing her baby daughter as maintainable.

08 January,2024 10:56 AM IST | Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Maha: Thane court convicts man, 2 sisters for harassing wife, setting her ablaze

Maha: Thane court convicts man, 2 sisters for harassing wife, setting her ablaze

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district convicted a man and his two sisters for the death of his wife, who was harassed and set ablaze

15 October,2023 01:48 PM IST | Thane | PTI
SC to hear pleas challenging premature release of convicts on Oct 11

SC to hear pleas challenging premature release of convicts on Oct 11

The top court said it has received written submissions of the petitioners which have been taken on record

09 October,2023 03:16 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI

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