The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to 17 convicts in the 2002 Sardarpura post-Godhra riots case in which 33 Muslims were burnt alive and asked them to relocate to Madhya Pradesh and do community service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant divided the convicts in two groups and said one group would move out of Gujarat and stay at Indore in Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other group of convicts will have to relocate themselves to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, the bench said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The convicts, who were handed down life sentence in the Sardarpura riots case, have appealed against the Gujarat High Court order convicting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court said that all the convicts will have to undertake community services for six hours a week besides reporting to the local police station on a weekly basis as bail conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Supreme Court has directed the District Legal Services Authorities at Indore and Jabalpur to ensure that the convicts observe bail conditions diligently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has also directed DLSA to help the convicts in finding suitable employment for earning their livelihood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has directed the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Service Authority to file a report after three months stating as to whether the convicts have complied with the conditions or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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