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Bilkis Bano Case Convict Granted Seven-Day Parole
Radheshyam Shah is one of the people convicted in the Bilkis Bano case.
He is serving a life sentence in prison.
He asked the Gujarat High Court for temporary release because his family was facing financial difficulties.
The court gave him parole for seven days.
He must pay a personal bond of Rs 10,000.
He must also report to a police station twice and return to prison when the seven days end.
Shah was one of 11 convicts released early in 2022.
The Supreme Court later cancelled those releases and ordered the convicts to return to prison.
The Gujarat High Court granted Radheshyam Shah seven days of parole over his family’s economic condition.
Shah must furnish a Rs 10,000 personal bond, report to police on the third and fifth days, and return to jail afterward.
He is serving a life sentence for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Shah was among 11 convicts whose remission was granted in August 2022 and overturned by the Supreme Court in January 2024.
Shah’s lawyer said he sought parole to help with family finances; he was last granted parole in December 2025.
- Who
- Radheshyam Shah, one of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, was granted parole by the Gujarat High Court.
- What
- The court granted Shah seven days of parole to help address his family’s economic condition.
- Where
- The order was issued by the Gujarat High Court, and Shah is serving his sentence at Godhra jail.
- When
- The Gujarat High Court issued the order on Thursday; the parole will run for seven days from Shah’s actual release.
- Why
- His lawyer cited the family’s economic condition and the need for Shah to help with finances.
Key facts
- Parole period
- Seven days from the date of actual release
- Personal bond
- Rs 10,000
- Parole conditions
- Police attendance on the third and fifth days and immediate surrender to jail after parole
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Case offenses
- The gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven members of her family
- Earlier remission
- Granted with the other 10 convicts on August 15, 2022
- Remission ruling
- The Supreme Court quashed the remission orders on January 8, 2024
Quotes
Gujarat High Court
The court issuing the order granting Shah seven days’ parole
“Having heard and considering the averments made in the petition, more particularly, the ground mentioned therein as well as the jail remarks, this court is inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the present petitioner.”
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