The SC said the state of Gujarat 'acted in complicity with the convicts' and noted that 'it was this very apprehension which led this court to transfer the trial out of the state' to Maharashtra. https://thewire.in/law/bilkis-bano-supreme-court-gujarat-not-competent-remission
In a scathing judgment, the court also noted that if the convicts can “circumvent the consequences of their conviction, peace and tranquillity in the society will be reduced to a chimaera.”
Another key observation by the court was: “We hold that deprivation of liberty to the respondents (convicts) is justified. They have lost their right to liberty once they were convicted and imprisoned. Also, if they want to seek remission again, it is important that they have to be in jail.”
08/01/2024