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A special court in Gujarat on Friday sentenced 38 of 49 convicts to death in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case. Eleven were given life imprisonment until death.
While arguing for leniency towards 49 people convicted in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case, the defence lawyer on Friday said before the special designated court that it should not treat the case as one of the "rarest of the rare" to award the death penalty as the country has witnessed several similar cases such as Malegaon blast.
A special designated court in Gujarat on Tuesday held 49 persons guilty of killing 56 people in the serial bomb blasts that had rocked Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008, The court acquitted 29 others. The suspected were accused of killing 56 and injuring hundreds of people in the city on July 26, 2008. After a prolonged trial of nearly 14 years, the court concluded the hearings in
Delivering his verdict under strict security protocol in view of the sensitivity of the case, Judge A R Patel acquitted 28 accused persons giving them the benefit of doubt.
A Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani allowed bail to Mohd Hakim accused of carrying cycle ball-bearings from Lucknow to Delhi allegedly used for preparing explosive devices.