The Supreme Court has agreed to hear against the order of the release of the convicts of the Bilkis Bano gang rape of the Indian state of Gujarat.

Communist Party of India leader Suhasini Ali, journalist Revathi Lal and Professor Roop Rekha Verma had filed petitions in the Supreme Court against the release.

Later, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has filed a public interest litigation against the release of the convicts.

On August 15, 2022, all the 11 convicts, who were serving their jail term, were released by the Gujarat government under the amnesty scheme.

These 11 convicts were serving life imprisonment and lodged in Godhra Jail for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven members of his family during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal told the court that the convicts in the gang-rape case of a pregnant woman should not be released. On this, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramanna said that it is ready to hear the matter.

After the release of the convicts, such pictures and videos also surfaced in which they were seen being welcomed with sweets and garlanded.

According to the news of Live Law, it has been said in the petition that the 'political angle' in this case is clearly visible by the reception of the convicts.

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