Today, On 22nd July, The Supreme Court decided that it will hear on July 24 the Maharashtra government’s plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s verdict that acquitted all 12 accused in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts case after 19 years of legal battle.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Maharashtra government’s plea on July 24 regarding the Bombay High Court’s decision to acquit all 12 individuals accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case.
A bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria scheduled the matter for Thursday after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Maharashtra government, highlighted the urgency of the situation.
The Bombay High Court had acquitted all 12 accused on Monday, stating that the prosecution had “utterly failed to prove the case” and it was “hard to believe the accused committed the crime.”
The seven train blasts resulted in the deaths of over 180 people.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that he was shocked by the Bombay High Court’s decision to acquit 12 people in the 2006 Mumbai blasts case.
He also said that the state government will challenge this verdict in the Supreme Court.
Earlier in the day, one of the acquitted, Mohammed Sajid Ansari, claimed he had been framed by the Mumbai Police from the outset and asserted his innocence.
On Monday, the Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 individuals who had been convicted by a trial court for their alleged involvement in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts.
This pivotal ruling came after 19 years, with a special bench of the Bombay High Court determining that the evidence presented by the prosecution was insufficient for conviction.
The court subsequently ordered the immediate release of all the accused.
On the evening of July 11, 2006, bomb blasts occurred at seven different locations on Mumbai local trains within a span of just 11 minutes. The attacks resulted in 189 fatalities and over 827 injuries.
The bombs were placed in first-class compartments of trains departing from Churchgate, detonating near the stations of Matunga Road, Mahim Junction, Bandra, Khar, Jogeshwari, Bhayandar, and Borivali.
A trial court had convicted 12 individuals in connection with the blasts in 2015.
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