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Supreme Court Stays Bombay High Court Acquittal in 2006 Mumbai Train Blasts

It intervened at Maharashtra’s request over concerns that the high court’s findings could undermine other MCOCA prosecutions.

Asif Khan's mother, Husna Bano Bashir Khan, told ANI that her innocent son received justice late.
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court on July 24 stayed the Bombay High Court’s July 21 order acquitting 12 men charged in the 2006 serial train bombings, pending the state’s appeal.
  • A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh ruled that the acquittal will not be treated as a legal precedent in other cases under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.
  • Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court he sought only a stay on the judgment’s broader legal observations and did not ask for the freed suspects to be re-arrested.
  • Formal notices were issued to all 12 accused, requiring them to respond to Maharashtra’s criminal appeal scheduled for July 24.
  • The state’s appeal contends the high court erred in overturning the 2015 MCOCA convictions despite evidence of coerced confessions, destroyed call records and chain-of-custody breaches.