The Gujarat High Court upheld the 2022 Special Court verdict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, confirming death sentences for 38 convicts and life imprisonment for 11 others. The coordinated bomb blasts killed 56 people and injured nearly 200 across Ahmedabad.
A Pune court sentenced a 65-year-old man to death for the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Nasrapur village, calling it a crime that “shocks even the conscience of society.” The court held the case fell within the “rarest of rare” category after convicting him of kidnapping, molestation, rape, and murder.
CJI Gavai announced that during the summer vacation, only urgent cases involving imminent death, execution, or house demolition will be heard. He emphasized that non-urgent cases will be scheduled later, while some judges are voluntarily working to address backlogs, despite many lawyers’ reluctance to participate during this period.
