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2006 Mumbai Train Blasts: Maharashtra Moves SC Against Acquittal Of All Accused
2006 Mumbai Train Blasts: Maharashtra Moves SC Against Acquittal Of All Accused

India.com

time2 hours ago

  • Politics
  • India.com

2006 Mumbai Train Blasts: Maharashtra Moves SC Against Acquittal Of All Accused

NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging yesterday's Bombay High Court's decision to acquit twelve persons who were accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts. The plea was mentioned on Tuesday before a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai by Solicitor General of India (SGI) Tushar Mehta, who requested that the plea be taken up urgently by the top court. The Court listed the matter for hearing on Thursday, July 24. The High Court had on Monday acquitted the twelve accused persons by noting that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) failed to prove the offences beyond a reasonable doubt. In doing so, the High Court set aside a September 2015 judgment of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) court that had imposed the death penalty on 5 of the 12 accused persons and had sentenced the remaining 7 to life. Following the Bombay High Courts' decision, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis expressed shock and said that the Maharashtra government will challenge it in the Supreme Court. The case is listed for hearing before the CJI's bench on Thursday. On the evening of July 11, 2006, bomb blasts took place at seven different places in the Mumbai local trains within just 11 minutes. In this incident, 189 people died, while more than 827 passengers were injured. The bombs were placed in first-class compartments of trains from Churchgate. They exploded near the stations of Matunga Road, Mahim Junction, Bandra, Khar, Jogeshwari, Bhayandar, and Borivali. A trial court in 2015 convicted 12 people in the blasts' case.

Supreme Court agrees to hear Maha govt's plea against acquittal in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case
Supreme Court agrees to hear Maha govt's plea against acquittal in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case

Hans India

time8 hours ago

  • Politics
  • Hans India

Supreme Court agrees to hear Maha govt's plea against acquittal in 2006 Mumbai train blasts case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on July 24 the Maharashtra government's plea challenging the Bombay High Court decision to acquit 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai agreed to urgently list the matter for hearing on Thursday, after Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta mentioned it. Seeking an urgent hearing on the state government's special leave petition (SLP), SG Mehta said that it was a 'serious matter' requiring the top court's consideration on 'some important issues'. In a major ruling delivered on Monday, the Bombay High Court acquitted 12 accused, of whom five were on death sentence and seven others on life imprisonment, in the July 11, 2006, Mumbai blast case. Directing their immediate release from jail, the acquittal order passed by a bench of Justices Anil Kilor and S. Chandak came as a major blow to the investigation agencies. The Justice Kilor-led Bench castigated the shoddy probe prosecution, opining that the prosecution failed to even establish the type of bombs used in the crime. The 12 accused -- incarcerated for 19 years -- succeeded in establishing before the Bombay High Court the fact of torture inflicted on them to extort confessional statements. As a result, it held the statements inadmissible, saying, "On all the tests relating to voluntariness and truthfulness of the confessional statements, the prosecution failed." Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis termed the Bombay High Court verdict as "shocking", saying that the Maharashtra government will move the Supreme Court against it. On July 11, 2006, seven bomb serial blasts in packed Mumbai local trains brought the maximum city to its knees within 11 minutes. The terror attack left 189 dead and over 800 injured. Earlier in 2015, a special court convicted 12 individuals in the case, sentencing five -- Faisal Shaikh, Asif Khan, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesham Siddiqui, and Naveed Khan -- to death, while the remaining seven were given life imprisonment. The prosecution had argued that the attack was planned by Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI, and carried out by operatives of Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba with help from the Students' Islamic Movement of India, a banned Indian group.

7/11 Mumbai train blasts case: Maharashtra moves SC challenging Bombay HC's acquittals of 12 convicts
7/11 Mumbai train blasts case: Maharashtra moves SC challenging Bombay HC's acquittals of 12 convicts

New Indian Express

time9 hours ago

  • Politics
  • New Indian Express

7/11 Mumbai train blasts case: Maharashtra moves SC challenging Bombay HC's acquittals of 12 convicts

NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court by filing an appeal challenging Monday's Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 convicts in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case. Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before a bench of the top court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai, seeking urgent listing and hearing of the appeal. After hearing Mehta's submission, the CJI-led bench agreed to list the matter for hearing on Thursday. During the brief hearing, Mehta told the top court that the Special Leave Petition (SLP) was ready. 'Please list it tomorrow... There is urgency,' the SG pleaded. CJI Gavai responded by stating that he had read in the papers that eight accused had already been released from prison following the High Court's Monday, the Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 accused in the 2006 train blasts case as it set aside the Special MCOCA Court's 2015 order that had handed the death sentence to five and life imprisonment to seven others, saying it was 'hard to believe' they committed the crime.

2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Supreme Court to hear appeal challenging acquittal of 12 convicts on July 24
2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Supreme Court to hear appeal challenging acquittal of 12 convicts on July 24

Indian Express

time10 hours ago

  • Politics
  • Indian Express

2006 Mumbai train blasts case: Supreme Court to hear appeal challenging acquittal of 12 convicts on July 24

The Supreme Court will Thursday hear the appeal challenging the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 convicts in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts, which killed 189 people. Seeking an urgent hearing in the matter, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Maharashtra, 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.' Solicitor General Mehta said the state had already prepared the appeal, and sought a hearing Wednesday. CJI Gavai pointed out that eight of the convicts had already been released. 'Yes, still we would like your lordships to consider it at the earliest,' said the Solicitor General. CJI Gavai then said it will be listed for Thursday. The convicts have already spent over 18 years in jail. 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 accused to death and given life term to seven. The special court acquitted one person, and one person died while in prison. A series of bomb blasts ripped through seven coaches of Mumbai local trains on July 11, 2006, killing 189 people and injuring 824. The blasts happened around 6.30 pm during the evening rush hour on the overcrowded trains. The bombs were placed inside pressure cookers.

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