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Bilkis Bano case: SC questions selective remission to convicts

Bilkis Bano case: SC questions selective remission to convicts


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New Delhi: Even as the Gujarat Government on Thursday defended the premature release of 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing her family members during the 2002 riots, the Supreme Court said “why is the policy of remission being applied selectively? Opportunity to reform and reintegrate must be given to every prisoner, not only to a few prisoners”. tns

‘Most wanted’ gold smuggler held on return from Riyadh

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