'Biased Investigation, Innocent People Arrested': Dr S Muralidhar Argues For 7/11 Mumbai Train Serial Blast Convicts Before Bombay HC

While appearing on behalf of two life convicts challenging their convictions in the Mumbai 7/11 train blasts case, former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and now Senior Advocate Dr S Muralidhar told the Bombay High Court on Monday that the investigation in the case had been biased.The submission was made before a special bench of Justice Anil Kilor and Justice Shyam Chandak,. While appearing on behalf of two life convicts challenging their convictions in the Mumbai 7/11 train blasts case, former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and now Senior Advocate Dr S Muralidhar told the Bombay High Court on Monday that the investigation in the case had been biased. On Monday, Muralidhar, who argued for over five hours, highlighted the lapses in investigation and also the trial, the lapses on part of the investigating officers in obtaining confessional statements of the accused in the case and also about the media trial and conduct of the courts in such terrorism or high profile cases. Commenting on the manner in which the confessional statements of the convicts were 'obtained' by the police officers, Muralidhar read from the evidence of the then DCP, who was part of the investigating team and had stated that he had no idea as to before which officer, the accused expressed their desire to give confessional statements.