Hearing in Ahmedabad serial blasts case to begin today
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- Monday, 02 July 2012 09:14
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Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad
The hearing in the Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case will begin from today. The blasts, in which 57 lives were lost, had taken place in July 2008.
Trial will be conducted inside Sabarmati Central Jail, as the state government has invoked section 268 of the Criminal Procedure Code(CrPC) against all the accused in the case, restricting their movement inside the prison.
Additional Principal Sessions JudgeJyotsana Yagnik had asked all lawyers representing the prosecution and 68 accused to remain present as the court has decided to hear the case on daily basis.
This is the third specially designated judge who is assigned to conduct the trial of this case. Previously Bela Trivedi and VP Patel was hearing the case until the Supreme Court stayed the trial on February 15, 2010.
Authorities have made arrests from 11 states across the country and most of those arrested are facing trials in different cases in different courts outside Gujarat.
Those accused who were arraigned in the cases in other states are being tried through video conferencing in courts in Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
More than 35 FIRs have been filed and nearly 24 accused are still absconding, including Riyaz Bhatkal, Mufti Sufiyan Patangia.
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