‘What about those who spent 19 yrs in jail for a crime they didn’t commit?’ – The Times of India
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‘What about those who spent 19 yrs in jail for a crime they didn’t commit?’
The Bombay High Court on July 21 acquitted all 12 accused who had earlier been convicted by a special trial court. Of those convicted, five had been sentenced to death and seven to life imprisonment.
The Bombay High Court’s judgment in the 2006 serial blasts case comes as a major embarrassment for the Maharashtra ATS, which had led the investigation. But where and how did the prosecution goof up? Legal experts weigh in
Nearly two decades after a series of blasts ripped through Mumbai’s suburban trains, killing 187 people and injuring 824, the Bombay High Court on July 21 acquitted all 12 accused who had earlier been convicted by a special trial court.
Of those convicted, five had been sentenced to death and seven to life imprisonment. One of the death-row convicts passed away in 2021.