Malegaon blasts: Trial court gets two months to decide on bail
NEW DELHI, Dec 1, 2015, DHNS:
The Supreme Court on Monday granted two months additional time to the trial court for deciding bail plea of Malegaon blasts accused on a request by the special judge.
A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Abhay Manohar Sapre allowed the request made by Maharashtra Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Judge made through a letter on October 1.
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta pointed the letter out before the court for extending the time schedule, which was not objected to by Neela Gokhale, the counsel for the accused.
The apex court had on April 15 expressed prima facie reservations over charging Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit with the stringent MCOCA.
It had then also said that the trial court should decide their bail plea on merits and without applicability of MCOCA, preferably within one month.
A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Abhay Manohar Sapre allowed the request made by Maharashtra Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Judge made through a letter on October 1.
Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta pointed the letter out before the court for extending the time schedule, which was not objected to by Neela Gokhale, the counsel for the accused.
The apex court had on April 15 expressed prima facie reservations over charging Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit with the stringent MCOCA.
It had then also said that the trial court should decide their bail plea on merits and without applicability of MCOCA, preferably within one month.
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