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The Hindu
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Krishnadas Rajagopal

Supreme Court may hear plea against remission in Bilkis Bano case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 agreed to consider listing a plea challenging the grant of remission by the Gujarat government to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case.

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana told advocate Aparna Bhat and senior advocate Kapil Sibal to file the case records. Ms. Bhat pressed the court to list the petition on Wednesday itself.

Explained | The remission laws that paved the way for release of the Bilkis Bano case convicts

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