Bilkis Bano: News

19 Jan 2024

Gujarat

SC rejects plea, Bilkis Bano convicts must surrender by Sunday

The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the petitions of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case who had requested more time before surrendering and going back to prison.

18 Jan 2024

2002 Gujarat Riots

Bilkis Bano case: Convict requests more time to surrender

Govindbhai Nai, a convict in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case, has asked for a four-week extension to surrender, citing health and family concerns.

09 Jan 2024

Uttar Pradesh

Bilkis Bano case: Rape convicts not home, says report

At least nine out of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case have gone "missing" from their homes in Gujarat's Dahod district, The Indian Express reported.

08 Jan 2024

2002 Gujarat Riots

Got justice today: Bilkis Bano's family on Supreme Court verdict

A family member of 2002 Gujarat riots gangrape survivor Bilkis Bano has hailed the Supreme Court verdict quashing the Gujarat government's 2022 order that granted remission to her 11 rapists.

Bilkis Bano rapists to be re-jailed, SC rebukes Gujarat government

The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government's order to grant remission and premature release to 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano's 2002 gangrape case.

03 May 2023

Tushar Mehta

Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court decries bid to delay verdict 

The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure over the alleged attempts by the Bilkis Bano gang-rape convicts to avoid the bench hearing pleas against their remission.

What SC said on convicts' parole in Bilkis Bano case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday commented on the early release of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, saying that the Gujarat government should have considered the gravity of the offense before taking the decision, reported Times of India.

27 Mar 2023

2002 Gujarat Riots

Gujarat: Bilkis Bano gangrape convict shares stage with BJP leaders

One of the 11 Bilkis Bano gangrape case convicts, released prematurely last year, was seen sharing the stage with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including an MP and an MLA, on Sunday at a government program in Gujarat.

SC to form new bench to hear Bilkis Bano's plea

The Supreme Court (SC) announced on Wednesday that it would form a new bench to hear a plea challenging the premature release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Pleas challenging release of Bilkis Bano's rapists adjourned to mid-February

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the petitions challenging the remission to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case to mid-February.

Supreme Court dismisses Bilkis Bano's review plea against convicts' release

Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed Bilkis Bano's one of the petitions seeking review of the Supreme Court judgment that allowed the early release of 11 men, convicted for her gang rape and murder of her seven family members.

CJI gets 'irritated' with Bilkis Bano's lawyer repeatedly mentioning plea

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure to Bilkis Bano's counsel for requesting an urgent listing of her petition contesting the release of 11 men convicted of her gang rape and the murder of her family members.

13 Dec 2022

Gujarat

Meet Bela Trivedi, who recused herself from Bilkis Bano case

The Bilkis Bano case took an unusual turn on Tuesday after the Supreme Court adjourned her plea challenging the early release of 11 men convicted for her gang rape and murder of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

13 Dec 2022

Crime Against Women

SC: Hearing of Bilkis Bano's plea against convicts' release adjourned

Bilkis Bano's petition contesting the early release of 11 men—convicted for her gang rape and murder of her seven family members—was adjourned after one of the Supreme Court judges on the bench recused from hearing the case.

SC to hear Bilkis plea against convicts' release on Tuesday

The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a plea on Tuesday (December 13) filed by Bilkis Bano challenging the recent early release of the 11 individuals convicted for murder and rape.

30 Nov 2022

Gujarat

Bilkis Bano challenges release of 11 rapists in Supreme Court

Bilkis Bano on Wednesday petitioned the Supreme Court against the release of her rapists.

Bilkis Bano case: Union minister Pralhad Joshi defends rapists' release

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday defended the early release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, saying it was done as per the rule of law.

25 Aug 2022

India

Bilkis Bano: SC issues notice to government over convicts' release

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Gujarat government on a petition challenging the release of 11 men convicted in the Bilkis Bano rape case.