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Supreme Court has stayed Bombay High Court order acquitting all 12 accused in Mumbai train blast case
Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC order (Source- Internet)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today on Thursday stayed the order of Bombay High Court acquitting all 12 accused of Mumbai Train Blast 2006 case, reports Dynamite New correspondent.
The Bombay High Court on Monday had overturned the September 2015 judgment of a Special Court which had sentenced five convicts to death and given life term to seven in the Mumbai train blasts 2006. The Maharashtra Government had challenged this decision of the Bombay HC in the Supreme Court.
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At the same time the Apex Top Court clarified that it was not staying the release of the 12 accused, all of whom have already walked free following their acquittal earlier this week.
On the appeal of the Maharashtra Government, Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh also issued notices to all 12 men and sought their replies.
The Top Court said, “We are inclined to hold that the impugned judgment shall not be treated as a precedent. Therefore, there will be a stay of the impugned judgment.”
The Maharashtra government challenged this decision and decided to take it to the Supreme Court. On behalf of the Maharashtra government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had appealed to the Supreme Court for an immediate hearing. After which, on Monday itself, the Supreme Court heard the case and stayed the decision of the Bombay High Court.
The Supreme Court Bench of Justices MM Sundaresh and NK Singh has issued notice to all 12 accused and ordered to file a reply within a month. The Supreme Court clarified that the decision of the High Court will not be taken as a precedent. The court also said that some Pakistani nationals are also among the accused, which shows the seriousness of the case across the border.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the state does not demand that the accused released from jail be sent back to jail. However, he expressed concern that some legal conclusions of the High Court's decision may affect the ongoing cases under MCOCA.
