‘Law is noble profession,’ says SC after being told that convict in Bilkis Bano case is lawyer

The Supreme Court said that the Bar Council of India should look into whether a convict can practise law.

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· Aug 24, 2023 · 09:06 pm

‘What’s wrong with garlanding relative who comes out of jail?’: Top law officer in Bilkis Bano case

Apart from relatives and neighbours, a man who identified himself as an RSS member had also garlanded the convicts on their release last year.

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· Aug 09, 2023 · 08:27 am

Ex-DGP RB Sreekumar granted bail by High Court in Gujarat riots forgery case

The order came less than a month after the Supreme Court granted bail to activist Teesta Setalvad, who is also an accused person in the case.

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· Aug 05, 2023 · 06:57 pm

Gujarat court dismisses activist Teesta Setalvad’s discharge plea

The activist is an accused in a case of alleged forgery and fabrication of evidence related to the 2002 Gujarat riots.

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· Jul 20, 2023 · 08:45 pm

Supreme Court grants bail to Teesta Setalvad, says Gujarat HC order was ‘perverse’

On July 1, the High Court had asked the activist to surrender immediately in a case linked to 2002 riots.

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· Jul 19, 2023 · 04:30 pm

SC extends interim protection from arrest to activist Teesta Setalvad till July 19

On July 1, she was denied regular bail by the Gujarat High Court and asked to surrender immediately in a case linked to 2002 riots.

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· Jul 05, 2023 · 01:20 pm

Teesta Setalvad gets interim relief from Supreme Court after Gujarat HC rejects bail

A three-judge bench headed by Justice BR Gavai stayed the High Court order for a week.

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· Jul 02, 2023 · 08:31 am

Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea referred to chief justice after disagreement between two SC judges

The development came after the activist was denied regular bail by the Gujarat High Court and asked to surrender immediately in a case linked to 2002 riots.

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· Jul 01, 2023 · 12:30 pm

2002 Gujarat riots: ‘Prominent Hindus faced trial due to uproar of pseudo-secular media’, says court

The judge acquitted 35 surviving accused persons who were booked for the killing of three persons a day after the Godhra train-burning incident.

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· Jun 17, 2023 · 05:36 pm

Why are Gujarat’s courts increasingly acquitting 2002 riots accused?

The ruling BJP is working the criminal justice system to ensure this outcome, its opposition leaders and critics allege.

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· Apr 26, 2023 · 06:30 am

Naroda Gam massacre: All 67 accused, including BJP’s Maya Kodnani, acquitted by Ahmedabad court

During the 2002 Gujarat riots, 11 Muslims were burnt to death after Hindu mobs sets their homes on fire in Naroda Gam area of Ahmedabad.

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· Apr 20, 2023 · 06:18 pm

‘Today it is Bilkis, tomorrow it could be anyone’: SC questions rationale for remission to convicts

The court asked the Gujarat government whether it applied its mind while deciding on their applications for early release.

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· Apr 18, 2023 · 08:10 pm