The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea from two of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, challenging the court’s January 8 ruling that had cancelled their remission.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar dismissed the plea as “absolutely misconceived,” questioning the grounds for such an appeal. “What is this plea? How is this plea maintainable? This is absolutely misconceived. How can an Article 32 petition be filed? We can’t sit in appeal over an order passed by another bench,” the justices remarked.
The plea was filed by convicts Radheyshaym Bhagwandas Shah and Rajubhai Babulal Soni. Advocate Rishi Malhotra, representing the convicts, requested permission to withdraw the plea, which the bench granted. Shah has also applied for interim bail.
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In March, Shah and Soni had approached the Supreme Court arguing that the January 8 verdict, which cancelled their remission, contradicted a 2002 constitution bench order. They sought to have the matter referred to a larger bench for a “final” decision.
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