The counsel, appearing for the accused, had earlier told the court that the high court had said that evidence should not be recorded in the case till September 17. The September 13, 2008 serial blasts in Delhi had claimed 26 lives and left 135 people injured.
Five cases were registered in connection with the serial blasts at Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh, Barakhamba Road in Connaught Place, M-Block Market in Greater Kailash and recovery of a bomb near India Gate.
Among the accused, five men were arrested by the police after an encounter at Batla House here on September 19, 2008. All the five cases were clubbed by the lower court for the purpose of framing of charges and trial, saying that “they arise from the series of same transaction”.
The accused facing trial in the case are—Mohd Shakeel, Mohd Saif, Zeeshan Ahmed, Zia-ur-Rehaman, Saquib Nisar, Mohd Sadique, Kayamuddin Kapadia, Mohd Hakim, Mohd Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy, Mubin Kadar Sheikh, Asif Bashiruddin, Mohd Akbar Ismail Chaudhary and Shahzad Ahmed.
