The Supreme Court on Monday (8 January 2023) will rule on the petitions contesting the Gujarat government’s decision to commute the sentences of eleven people found guilty of raping Bilkis Bano and killing fourteen of her family members during the 2002 communal riots. Bilkis Bano herself has filed one of these petitions.
The court of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan heard arguments from all sides, including the ones who were found guilty, and ended the hearings in October before deferring its verdict.