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Malegaon Blast Victims' Families Approach HC Challenging NIA Court's Verdict
Malegaon Blast Victims' Families Approach Bombay HC Challenging Special NIA Court's Verdict
The blast, which occurred on September 29, 2008, killed six people and injured 101 others near a mosque in Malegaon town, Nashik district, Maharashtra. The Bombay HC has listed the matter for hearing on September 15, 2025, before a division bench of Justice AS Gadkari and Justice RR Bhosale.
Family members of the victims of the 2008 Malegaon blast have approached the Bombay High Court challenging the special NIA court's verdict that acquitted all accused, including Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit.
The blast, which occurred on September 29, 2008, killed six people and injured 101 others near a mosque in Malegaon town, Nashik district, Maharashtra.
The Bombay High Court has listed the matter for hearing on September 15, 2025, before a division bench of Justice AS Gadkari and Justice RR Bhosale.
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The appeal, filed by six family members of the deceased victims, claims that the special court's judgment was flawed and seeks to overturn the acquittal.
They argue that the investigation was faulty and that the prosecution's case was weakened by the NIA's handling of the probe. The special court's conclusion that there was no cogent evidence to warrant a conviction is disputed by the victims' families, who argue that conspiracy cases often rely on circumstantial evidence.
The family members also raised concerns about the NIA's special public prosecutor, alleging that there was pressure to slow down the case against the accused.
The appeal alleges that the investigation was compromised, and crucial evidence was ignored or mishandled.
In their appeal, the family members of 6 deceased victims have requested the code to issue notices to all the respondents, including the acquitted accused. The prosecution in the case, the National Investigation Agency, is yet to file an appeal.
The 2008 Malegaon blast case was transferred to the NIA in 2011 from the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
After a 17-year-long wait and examination of hundreds of witnesses, the NIA special court acquitted all seven people accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act and all other charges.
The court had examined 323 prosecution witnesses and eight defence witnesses before pronouncing the verdict.
The 7 people have been acquitted of all charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act and all other charges.
"Prosecution proved that a blast occurred in Malegaon but failed to prove that the bomb was placed in that motorcycle," Judge Abhay Lohati said.
The court also mentioned that there was some manipulation of medical certificates. The court has concluded that the injured people were not 101 but 95 only, and there was manipulation. In some medical certificates," the court said.
The court also said that there is no evidence of storing or assembling the explosives in Prasad Purohit's residence, who was another accused in the case.
"No sketch of the spot was done by the investigation officer while doing the panchnama. No fingerprint, dump data or anything else was collected for the spot. The samples were contaminated, so reports can't be conclusive and relied upon," the court said.
On the alleged role in the Abhinav Bharat organisation, the court said that there was no evidence of the funds of the organisation being used for terror activities.
Source: ZeeNews
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