The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence of Ahmed Bawa @ Abbu Abubakar Barelvi, one of 38 convicts sentenced to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, and issued notice to the State of Gujarat on his challenge to the Gujarat High Court’s July 2026 judgment confirming his conviction and sentence. His counsel argued that the conviction rests entirely on the allegation of conspiracy.
