Abdul Karim Tunda Acquitted In 1997 Rohtak Twin Blasts Case, But Will Stay In Jail
A court in Haryana on Friday acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda in the 1997 twin Rohtak bomb blast cases, his counsel said.
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A court in Haryana on Friday acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda in the 1997 twin Rohtak bomb blast cases, his counsel said.
Purohit's appeal was mainly based on his argument that there was a lack of sanction under section 197(2) of the CrPC from the Indian Army to prosecute him in the blast case because the charge framing was not valid against him, his plea argued. But NIA had confronted his sanction related argument in their reply. Malegaon 2008 Blast Case: Bombay High Court Dismisses Discharge Application Filed by Lt Col Prasad Purohit.
Another witness in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case was declared hostile on Saturday with which the total count of hostile witnesses now reached 28.
The expert had last month recorded his testimony as a witness in the case before special National Investigation Agency Judge AK Lahoti, the details of which were made available recently.
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