2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Supreme Court stays Bombay HC verdict acquitting all 12 accused
Seeking an urgent hearing in the matter, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Maharashtra, had informed a bench presided by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai, 'It's a serious matter from the government's point of view… There is an element of urgency.'
On Monday, the Bombay High Court overturned the September 2015 judgment of a special court designated under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA), which had sentenced five convicts to death and given life term to seven in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts.
The convicts have already spent over 18 years in jail.
While the special court acquitted one person, the state government had not filed an appeal before the high court against the same. One person died while in prison.
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