The Supreme court's judgement quashing the order of the Gujrat Govt's order granting permission to 11 rapist-murderers who were sentenced to life imprisonment for their crime in 2002 does two things simultaneously-it exposes the patronage the criminals of the worst order can expect to get in India, and it compels every Indian to remain hopeful about the institutions of democracy. IT also gives people a chance to reassure themselves that fortitude of one person still has space in this country to fight her war and take it to it's logical conclusion.

It's fitting that Mrs Bilkis has got justice and overall the verdict reposes the faith of the people of India still have in the judiciary. AS SUCH Bilkis's tragedy went beyond injustice. SHE was 21 years , pregnant,  gangraped in  front of her three year old  daughter during the Gujarat program in 2002 .IN those clashes Bano's 14of her relatives, including the daughter were murdered as a "" grotesque and diabolical crime driven by commual hatred ""..Of course 11 persons were sentenced to life after prolonged trial in a CBI court  later approved by Gujarat HC.But surprisingly these 11 persons were given remission and freed on 15th Aug 2022 when the nation was celebrating 75th Independence Day .Moreover those given remission were given rousing welcome by VHP, RSS etc as if they were jailed for a good cause .
The top court has asserted the tenets of humanity and equality at a time when these are becoming rare .Though SC's verdict is welcome in this case the bench 's view that convicts suppressed the  material facts to obtain the earlier verdict is bizarre. DID the earlier bench gloss over the moot questions which were raised this time around? ITS CRYSTAL clear that the process at Gujarat HC went awry

Mrs Bano's tragedy went beyond injustice. IT scared the nation's soul and mocked the  's the wounds inflicted on the nation's conscience .However the top court's decision will hopefully heal the wounds inflicted on the nation's conscience