Six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon, a town in north Maharashtra about 200 km from Mumbai, on September 29, 2008.
2008 Malegaon blast case: Local people prevented police from reaching the site immediately after the blast and it could have been done to shield the accused, said Thakur's lawyer, advocate JP Mishra.
Malegaon blast case: Another accused, Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, withdrew one of his petitions alleging defective sanction to prosecute him under provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped to a motorcycle went off near a mosque in Malegaon town in north Maharashtra, some 200 km from Mumbai.
There should not be use of any electronic device and the matter be reported as per the factual position, the court said.
In in-camera hearings, the general public, as well as the press, are not allowed to be present. The NIA filed an application before special judge V S Padalkar, seeking in-camera proceedings. The judge posted the matter for hearing on Friday.
The Bombay High Court on Monday sought to know from the National Investigation Agency the estimated time by which trial in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case would be completed.
When the matter was taken up by the special NIA court on Monday, the three accused filed applications through their lawyers seeking exemption from appearance.
The accused had formed a right-wing organisation and held meetings under its name at various places in the country, where the alleged conspiracy was hatched, the prosecution said.
The other accused in the case are Major (Retd) Ramesh Upadhyay, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Sameer Kulkarni.
A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Naveen Sinha and K M Joseph said entertaining the petition at this stage might impact the ongoing trial in the case. The bench granted Purohit the liberty to raise his contentions before the trial court.
Seven people were killed in a bomb blast on September 29, 2008 at Malegaon, a communally-sensitive textile town in Nashik district of north Maharashtra.
Hours after walking out of jail after he was granted bail in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit on Wednesday reported to a Southern Command Liaison Unit in Mumbai
The Supreme Court had granted bail to Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Monday.
Under suspension, he will be treated as "under open arrest", wherein usually a soldier is supposed to wear only his uniform. Purohit, under suspension, can wear civilian clothes as well
Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit who has been in jail for nine years in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.
2008 Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Thursday blamed the erstwhile UPA government for her 9-yr confinement and alleged a Congress conspiracy.
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