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Gujarat seeks review of adverse comments in Bilkis Bano judgment

Stung by the adverse remarks passed against it, the Gujarat government moved a review petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday to reconsider the comments in the Bilkis Bano case judgment.

A Bench led by Justice B.V. Nagarathna had quashed the State’s move to remit the life sentence of the 11 convicts accused of gangrape and murder in the case. The court, in its judgment, had directed the men to surrender.

Also read: Reflecting on Bilkis Bano’s resilient pursuit of justice 

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