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SC Approves bail to Lt. Col. Shrikant Purohit in the Malegaon Blast Case

Team SoOLEGAL 23 Aug 2017 11:52am

SC Approves bail to Lt. Col. Shrikant Purohit in the Malegaon Blast Case

Supreme Court issued anticipatory bail to Lt. Col. Shrikant Purohit who spent 9 years in confinement under the conviction of having relations in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case.

Purohit was alleged of having relations with a group of Hindu extremists suspected of carrying out the bombing in Muslim-Majority area of textile town in Maharashtra wherein 6 people died and 100 injured, raising the possibility of a new source of militant violence in the country involving radical Hindu fringe. Col. Purohit was accused of being the mastermind of the bombing, besides other allegation of supplying RDX to the militants. The charges against him were framed under the provision of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

While defending Purohit, Senior Lawyer Harish Salve stated that there is no exact evidence to prove the allegation and despite spending 9 years in jail, there are no charges framed against Purohit. He also stated that the investigation led by NIA and ATS was tainted with witnesses having complained of Harassment and torture meted out the officers of ATS. Purohit claimed that he was a victim of Political crossfire.    

Purohit’s bail plea denied by the Bombay High Court last year and spent 9 years in jail. The plea for bail was opposed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) who probe the bombing, accused Prohit to be one of the key conspirators of the 2008 attack. The NIA also presented evidence stating the Purohit was the founding member of the Radical Hindu Group Abhinav Bharat, even collected funds to carry out the illegal acts.

Purohit, in April, moved to Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court decision.

In 2009, a report by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) named 14 people of having relations in the blast including Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and Swami Dayanand and claimed them to be the major conspirators. Also, the report claimed that Abhinav Bharat is the organization who carried out the blast.



Tagged: Lt. Col. Shrikant Purohit   Malegaon Blast case   Bombay High Court  
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