Mumbai train blast: High Court reserved its decision against conviction, regular hearing was going on for the last 6 months

Mumbai train blast: After a marathon hearing of about six and a half months, the High Court reserved its decision on Friday in the case of serial blasts in Mumbai local trains in the year 2006. 12 convicts of the blasts had filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court against the sentence.

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:24 PM (IST)
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Mumbai train blast: High Court reserved its decision against conviction, regular hearing was going on for the last 6 months
Mumbai train blast: High Court reserved its decision against conviction, regular hearing was going on for the last 6 months

The High Court, after a six-and-a-half-month-long hearing, reserved its ruling in Friday's case of 2006 blasts in Mumbai's local trains. 12 of the 12 convicts in the blasts moved an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging the sentencing. On Friday, Justice Anil Kilor and Justice Shyam Chand heard the case for the last time.

The court, in its ruling, convicted individuals, who have appealed in the High Court contesting their sentencing and conviction, have been undergoing a routine hearing for 6 months. Senior advocates Yug Mohit Chaudhary and Payoshi Roy, representing the accused, argued

A total of 12 persons were convicted in a special court in 2015. Five of them, including Ehtesham Siddiqui, Asif Khan, Faisal Sheikh, Naved Khan, and Kamal Ansari, received the death penalty, and 7 persons received life imprisonment sentences.

During the hearing in the case, the court said that if any accused wants to say something, we can allow him to do so for two minutes. On this, Naved Hussain, an accused lodged in Nagpur jail, told the court that he had been framed in this case. After this, no other accused said anything, so the court thanked everyone and said that "the hearing is closed for the decision.

It is worth noting that on 11 July 2006, Mumbai was shaken by 7 consecutive bomb blasts within 11 minutes in local trains. These blasts took place in Mumbai Matunga Road, Mahim Junction, Bandra, Khar Road, Jogeshwari, Borivali, and Mira Road. 187 people lost their lives in these blasts and about 829 people were injured. Investigation revealed that bombs were kept in pressure cookers.

13 people were arrested in this case, while 15 others were declared wanted. Some of them are in Pakistan. Maharashtra ATS had filed a charge sheet against the accused in November 2006 under MCOCA and UAPA.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer