Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 24 · Decided 8 January 2024
Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 24 · [2024] 1 S.C.R. 743
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 491/2022
- Decided
- 8 January 2024
- Bench
- B.V. NAGARATHNA, UJJAL BHUYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 432, 433, 433A, 435; Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Writ petition filed u/Art. 32 by one of the victims challenging the order of State of Gujarat granting remission and early release of 11 convicts held guilty in Bilkis Bano matter, if maintainable; writ petitions filed as Public Interest Litigation, assailing the dated 10.08.2022, if maintainable; Government of State of Gujarat, if competent to pass the impugned orders of remission in favour of convicts in Bilkis Bano case; Order of remission passed by the State of Gujarat in favour of convicts in Bilkis Bano case, if in accordance with law; and the
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