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Bilkis Bano gangrape , murder case: Bombay High Court upholds conviction of 11 persons, dismisses CBI plea for death penalty
Thursday, May 4, 2017 IST
Bilkis Bano gangrape , murder case: Bombay High Court upholds conviction of 11 persons, dismisses CBI plea for death penalty

Bilkis Bano gangrape , murder case: Bombay High Court upholds conviction of 11 persons, dismisses CBI plea for death penalty

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected the interests recorded by 11 men indicted in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape and murder case and maintained the lifelong incarceration given to them by the trial court.

While maintaining the lifelong incarceration given to the convicts, the high court additionally rejected an interest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) looking for capital punishment to no less than three of them.

The CBI had looked for capital punishment, refering to it as a "rarest of rare case" in its allure. Capital punishment must be granted to three out of 11 individuals sentenced for the situation to convey a "stern message", the organization had kept up in its supplication.

The court likewise put aside the quittance of five policemen in a similar case and guided the office to test them.

On March 3, 2002, 17 individuals, including pregnant Bilkis Bano, were assaulted in Devgarh Baria town of Dahod region in Gujarat, in the consequence of the Godhra prepare massacre.

While eight individuals were slaughtered, six others were accounted for absent and three - Bilkis Bano and her two relatives, ace Hussain and Sadaam - survived.

An extraordinary court in Mumbai later indicted eleven men - Jaswant Nai, Govind Nai, Shailesh Bhatt, Radhyesham Shah, Bipin Chandra Joshi, Kesarbhai Vohania, Pradeep Mordhiya, Bakabhai Vohania, Rajubhai Soni, Mitesh Bhatt, and Ramesh Chandana - for the pack assault of Bilkis and murder of her relatives on January 21, 2008 and sentenced them to life detainment.

The 11 convicts had then tested their conviction in the Bombay HC.

A division seat of equity VK Tahilramani and Mridula Bhatkar had put aside the exonerations of some Gujarat police authorities and two government healing facility specialists, who the CBI had blamed for altering confirmation and Bilkis' announcement.

The seat had saved judgment on the interests in November a year ago, in the wake of leading an everyday hearing on both the supplications for around five months.

The CBI, be that as it may, moved HC looking for improvement of discipline for Jaswantbai Nai, Govindbhai Nai and Radhesham Shah, saying the three assumed a noteworthy part in "pre-arranging and executing" the whole episode.

It had additionally said every one of them three assaulted Bilkis, her sister and her mom and had been recognized by her.

The CBI likewise asked the court to topple the spotless chit conceded to five Gujarat Police authorities, contending they were complicit with those indicted for the situation.

The guard's essential contention for the situation was that Bilkis' declaration was "loaded with disagreements" and should be distrusted by the court.

Guard guide, senior backer Harshad Ponda, contended before the HC Bilkis' whole declaration was "counterfeit" and that the CBI had gone ahead to back her story by "creating proof."

 
 
 
 
 

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Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
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Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


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