Gang-Rape Case Judge Speaks Out: Would Have Given Death Penalty
Retired Justice UD Salvi expressed regret for not being able to give the death penalty to 11 men he had sentenced to life imprisonment for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family members in 2008. He stated that he would have imposed the death penalty if the offense was due to personal enmity, but it was instigated instead. The Supreme Court canceled the Gujarat government’s order granting early release to the …