Category: Supreme Court

A bench of justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol adjourned the matter for further hearing on May 3.

Bilkis Bano case convicts remission: The government, citing “privilege”, has indicated it does not want to produce the documents connected with the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the case.

The petitioner has also sought the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe in the alleged fake encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey.

The CJI said it would especially come to the aid of women from marginalised communities as mediation makes law less “intimidating” and less “alienating”.

The Supreme Court court added that the Calcutta High Court did not apply its mind to the entire material given by the state government.

The Supreme Court said as regards compensation to be granted to the dependants of the victim, who suffered death in a police encounter, the scheme provided under section 357-A of the CrPC must be applied.

The Supreme Court said it appeared that the Karnataka government’s decision was based on an “absolutely fallacious assumption”.

Senior Advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Sidharth Luthra, appearing for the two convicts Hardik Sikri and Karan Chhabra respectively, argued that the offence of gang rape was not made out.

The Court opined that at present, the 15-day period can get over by the time a higher court sets aside a decision denying custody.