The Gujarat High Court has refused to entertain the petition filed by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case, seeking parole on grounds of Nav Chandi Pooja and Vastu Shanti Pooja.
The single-judge Bench of Justice Divyesh Joshi on Thursday expressed his disinclination to grant parole to convicts – Shailesh Bhatt and Mitesh Bhatt, after which they withdrew their application.
Appearing for the brothers, Advocate Khushbu Vyas sought parole on the grounds that the convicts that they had spent a considerable time in jail.
However, Justice Joshi said no, after which the convicts withdrew their petition.