Pilex Bano Case: plea It was listed by a bench Led by Judge Ajay Rastogi.
New Delhi:
Judge Bella M Trivedi, part of Supreme court bench That was to hear Bilkis Banu plea The challenge of forgiveness and release of 11 accused in 2002 case related to her gang rape and murder of Seven members of to her family on December 13, itself withdrew from the hearing today. The issue has been deferred, and will have to be listed in a new bench.
as such soon K bench of justices Ajay Rastogi and Bella M Trivedi took up Subject for At the hearing, Judge Rastogi said that his sister, the judge, would not like to hear the case.
Type the command before a bench in Which one of us not a member bench Presided over by Judge Rastogi ordered.
The bench Did not specify any reason for Step down of justice Trivedi.
Balqis Banu in We have challenged the early release in two separate petitions of Convicted by Gujarat government on August 15 saying state government Issue a mechanical command that completely ignores the requirement of the law as prescribed down by the Supreme Court.
Bilkis Banu was 21 and five months pregnant when she was gang-raped during the 2002 Gujarat riots that followed the Godhra train burning incident. her three-year-Old daughter I was also among the seven members of to her family who were killed.
“The decision for one time again Erection up And knock on the doors of justice It wasn’t easy for I. For a long time, after men who destroyed Kamali family And my life was liberated, I was simply numb. I was paralyzed with shock f with afraid for My children, my daughters, and above all, are crippled by loss of I hope,” she said at the time of filing of petitions.
Investigation in Case delivered over to the CBI and the trial was transferred to the Maharashtra State Court by the Supreme Court.
a special CBI Court in He was in Mumbai on January 21, 2008 11 was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Their convictions were later upheld by the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court.
but, in October, Gujarat government The Supreme Court has obtained the approval of the Center for Version of 11 convicts f also kill them”good behavior”.
However, unlike the state government’s allegations, FIRs and police complaints were reached by NDTV show The 11 convicts are charged of Threats and harassment of witnesses out on Parole. Between 2017-2021 at least four witnesses in Case registered complaints and FIRs against convicts.
