Nikam: State must move SC against acquittal of accused
Ujjwal Nikam
on Monday urged state govt to immediately appeal to the SC regarding the acquittal of 11 surviving accused in the 2006 Mumbai serial blasts case.
Speaking to the reporters in Solapur, where he was presenting a murder case before the sessions court, Nikam said, "The acquittal by the Bombay high court is a matter of study as to whether the law was misread or wrong evidence was collected."
It should be noted that Nikam was not involved in the prosecution of the 2006 blasts. A Mumbai sessions court had initially convicted the accused, but the high court later overturned this decision on appeal.
Nikam also went on to highlight similarities between the two major incidents. "In the 1993 blasts, RDX was used. Similarly, in the 2006 blasts, RDX was used again," he said.
"Prima facie, it appears that Mumbai's sessions court pronounced the conviction based on the confession recorded by the accused under the Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Act, but the high court has found the same confessions not reliable," he added.
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Nikam suggested that now there is an urgent need to seek a stay on the acquittal by approaching the SC. "Many innocent lives were lost in the serial blasts. The HC not trusting the evidence is a serious concern. The govt, after studying the order, must immediately appeal before the SC," he said.
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