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Gujarat High Court grants parole to Bilkis Bano case convict
The Gujarat High Court has granted a seven-day parole to Radheshyam Shah, one of the eleven convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes committed during the 2002 Bilkis Bano case. Justice Sanjeev J Thaker approved the temporary release, citing the economic condition of the convict's family as a primary reason for exercising judicial discretion.
Shah is required to furnish a personal bond of Rs 10,000 and must report to the nearest police station on the third and fifth days of his release. The court emphasized that this parole is a conditional temporary release and does not constitute a remission of his sentence.
The convicts in this case were originally sentenced in 2008 for murder and gang rape during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. While the Gujarat government had previously granted remission to the eleven convicts in 2022, the Supreme Court of India annulled those orders in January 2024, directing the convicts to return to prison.
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Bilkis Bano · Gujarat High Court · Radheshyam Shah · Sanjeev J Thaker · Supreme Court of India
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Justice Sanjeev J Thaker ordered the release on a personal bond of Rs 10,000. lawchakra.in
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Supreme Court previously quashed the 2022 remission orders granted to the 11 convicts by the Gujarat government. maktoobmedia.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The parole was granted citing the economic condition of the convict's family. maktoobmedia.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Gujarat High Court granted seven days of parole to Radheshyam Shah, a convict in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case. lawchakra.in · maktoobmedia.com