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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Krishnadas Rajagopal

Bilkis Bano case | Supreme Court refuses convicts ‘breathing time’ to surrender

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to give convicts in the Bilkis Bano case any further “breathing time” to surrender.

“When we passed our direction on January 8 for you to surrender, we gave you two weeks to put your affairs in order,” Justice B.V. Nagarathna, heading a Bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, told the convicts’ lawyers.

One of them said he was a 62-year-old bachelor and needed time to settle his affairs. “Well, is that not all the more reason for you to not seek more time?” Justice Nagarathna asked.

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