The Supreme Court rejected the review petition of Bilkis Bano, challenging the release of the convicts

National Desk:
Bilkis Bano has got a big blow from the Supreme Court.  The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition of Bilkis Bano.  In this petition, Bilkis Bano opposed the release of her convicts.  Bano, in her petition, had challenged the early release of 11 people convicted for gang-raping her in 2002 and killing her family members.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had refused an early hearing on this petition.  Advocate Shobha Gupta, appearing for Bilkis Bano, requested a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha to hear the matter.
The Gujarat government commuted all life sentences to 14 years under the 1992 rules.  Earlier, the convicts had first approached the Bombay High Court against the sentence, but the High Court rejected the plea of ​​the convicts.  Then all of them went to the Supreme Court, there also their petition was rejected.  In the review petition filed on behalf of Bilkis Bano, it has been said that when the trial was held in Maharashtra, then the rules should also be applicable there and not of Gujarat.