The Maharashtra government has announced a challenge to challenge the decision in the Supreme Court, calling the judgment a ‘shocking’ when the Bombay High Court acquitted 12 convicts in the 2006 Mumbai local train serial blast case. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave this information on Monday.
What did Chief Minister Fadnavis say?
Chief Minister Fadnavis said, ‘I will study the entire decision of the High Court. I have discussed this with lawyers, and we will challenge this decision in the Supreme Court. Earlier, a special bench of the Bombay High Court which included Justice Anil Killor and Justice Shyam Chandak acquitted all the 12 accused convicted in 2015 in the 2006 train blasts.
What did the court say in its judgment?
The court said in its judgment that the prosecution was’ completely failed ‘in proving the allegations and’ It is difficult to believe that the accused committed the crime. The bench also said that the prosecution could not present even the details of the type of explosives used in the bomb blasts and the evidence on which the allegations were tried to prove the allegations were not conclusive.
The court also rejected the petition filed by the state government to confirm the death sentence of five convicts.
The court also questioned the credibility of witnesses?
The court also questioned the credibility of the witnesses and said that many witnesses remained silent for years and then suddenly identified the accused, which is ‘unusual’. The court also raised doubts on the validity of identity parade and confession and said that many statements were allegedly taken through torture.
Significantly, more than 180 people were killed and more than 800 people were injured in these serial blasts on 11 July 2006.
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