HC rejects discharge plea of Lt Col Purohit in Malegaon bomb blasts
1 year, 11 months ago

HC rejects discharge plea of Lt Col Purohit in Malegaon bomb blasts

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed the plea filed by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit seeking discharge from the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. The division bench of Justice Ajey Gadkari and Justice Prakash Deu Naik had reserved its verdict in Purohit’s 2018 appeal challenging the December 2017 order of the special NIA court rejecting his discharge plea. Upholding arguments advanced by NIA counsel Sandesh Patil that Purohit was the “key conspirator”, the HC said “he had actively participated and organised and conducted various meetings with the co-accused in furtherance of their common object of the criminal conspiracy to commit unlawful activities”. The HC said that the offences of criminal conspiracy and murder under the IPC and UAPA against Purohit had nothing to do with the discharge of his official duty and were “totally unconnected”.

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2008 Malegaon blast case: Special NIA court starts final hearing
4 months, 4 weeks ago

2008 Malegaon blast case: Special NIA court starts final hearing

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special National Investigating Agency court on Thursday commenced the final hearing in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, in which former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and former army officers Ramesh Upadhyay and Prasad Shrikant Purohit are among the prime accused. The Anti-Terrorism Squad, which took over the investigation in October 2008, suspected the role of Hindu extremists …

2008 Malegaon bomb blast case: NIA court pulls up Purohit
6 months, 1 week ago

2008 Malegaon bomb blast case: NIA court pulls up Purohit

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In a recent development of the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, a special NIA court reprimanded accused Prasad Purohit for attempting to reexamine a witness already presented by the prosecution. Despite his request to examine nine witnesses, Special Judge AK Lahoti granted permission for only five, with Purohit bearing the expenses. Purohit’s counsel aimed to establish the legality of …

2008 Malegaon Blast Trial: Accused Lt Col Purohit Alleges Torture by ATS
7 months, 2 weeks ago

2008 Malegaon Blast Trial: Accused Lt Col Purohit Alleges Torture by ATS

News 18  

Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, in his final statement submitted to the trial court here has alleged that he was tortured by senior officials of the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad including its then chief Hemant Karkare during the investigation. Purohit in a 23-page statement submitted to the special court for National …

2008 Malegaon blast: Top Court stays trial against accused on issue of UAPA sanction
7 months, 3 weeks ago

2008 Malegaon blast: Top Court stays trial against accused on issue of UAPA sanction

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the trial against Sameer Sharad Kulkarni, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, and prima-facie agreed that the National Investigation Agency had not obtained the requisite sanction in 2011 from the then Central government before filing the chargesheet. Kulkarni in his appeal has challenged the trial in the Special NIA …

Special NIA Court Cancels Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case
9 months ago

Special NIA Court Cancels Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur In 2008 Malegaon Blast Case

Live Law  

The Special NIA Court on Friday cancelled the bailable warrant it issued against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, a prime accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case, after she appeared before the court. Considering Thakur's “ill-health” and after perusing her “medical papers,” the court cancelled the bailable warrant. Pragya Singh Thakur, who is currently serving as a BJP Member of …

Malegaon Blast: NIA Court Stays Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur Till Her Discharge From Hospital
9 months ago

Malegaon Blast: NIA Court Stays Bailable Warrant Issued Against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur Till Her Discharge From Hospital

Live Law  

The Special NIA Court on Wednesday stayed the bailable warrant it issued against BJP MP and prime accused in the Malegaon Blast Case of 2008 Pragya Singh Thakur after the court was informed that the warrant was yet to be served on her by the National Investigation Agency and that she had been admitted to the hospital. The accused no.1 …

Malegaon Blast: NIA Court Begins Recording Statements Of MP Pragya Thakur, Six Other Accused
1 year, 2 months ago

Malegaon Blast: NIA Court Begins Recording Statements Of MP Pragya Thakur, Six Other Accused

Live Law  

The Special NIA court on Tuesday began recording statements of BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and other accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast Case under Section 313 of the CrPC. Thakur and six others are accused under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Act and IPC regarding the 2008 Malegaon Blast which resulted in six deaths and left over a …

Malegaon blast: NIA court starts recording statements of BJP MP Pragya Thakur, six others
1 year, 2 months ago

Malegaon blast: NIA court starts recording statements of BJP MP Pragya Thakur, six others

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The special NIA court on Tuesday began recording the statements of BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and six others, who are facing trial in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, seeking their explanation on the evidence produced by the prosecution against them. During the hearing, Thakur, who was asked to sit in the witness box, was seen …

Malegaon bomb blast case: NIA court says it will pass orders on prosecuting ATS officer at the time of final verdict
1 year, 4 months ago

Malegaon bomb blast case: NIA court says it will pass orders on prosecuting ATS officer at the time of final verdict

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special NIA court on Wednesday disposed of a plea filed by some of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case seeking to initiate prosecution against a former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad officer for allegedly planting evidence. It is not the allegations of ATS or NIA that the said officer was also involved in the alleged meeting and …

Malegaon blast: NIA court issues bailable warrant against ATS officer
1 year, 8 months ago

Malegaon blast: NIA court issues bailable warrant against ATS officer

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The special NIA court on Monday issued a bailable warrant against an officer of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad for his failure to appear before the court to testify in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case even after repeated summons. HT Image The ATS officer was summoned to appear before the special court on Monday, but did not turn up, …

Why did Lt Col Purohit not avert Malegaon blast if he had infiltrated it on duty? Asks Bombay HC
1 year, 11 months ago

Why did Lt Col Purohit not avert Malegaon blast if he had infiltrated it on duty? Asks Bombay HC

India Today  

While rejecting a plea for discharge in the Malegaon blast case filed by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, the Bombay High Court wondered why he had not taken steps to avert the blast. The bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PD Naik said, "If the contention of Purohit that, he was directed to perform official duty to gather information regarding ‘Abhinav …

2008 Malegaon blast: Special court pulls up NIA for suppressing documents
2 years ago

2008 Malegaon blast: Special court pulls up NIA for suppressing documents

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A special National Investigation Agency judge has recently pulled up the NIA for “suppressing” documents by not submitting an important forensic report in court for the past 13 years. 2008 Malegaon blast: Special court pulls up NIA for suppressing documents The analysis of voice samples related of accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case recently came to light when …

Malegaon 2008 blast victim writes to NIA seeking stay on launch of book on Lt Col Prasad Purohit
2 years ago

Malegaon 2008 blast victim writes to NIA seeking stay on launch of book on Lt Col Prasad Purohit

India Today  

A lawyer representing a victim of the 2008 Malegaon blast case has written to the National Investigation Agency seeking that the agency take steps against the launch of a book on Lt Col Prasad Purohit. READ | Bombay HC reserves decision on plea by Malegaon blast accused against Centre's sanction to prosecute him Advocate Shahid Nadeem, representing a victim, stated …

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur withdraws plea in HC seeking discharge from Malegaon blast case
2 years ago

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur withdraws plea in HC seeking discharge from Malegaon blast case

Firstpost  

Pragya Thakur and Kulkarni withdrew their petitions, filed in 2018, as the trial is in its fag end and 289 witnesses have been examined already Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP Pragya Singh Thakur and co-accused Sameer Kulkarni on Thursday withdrew their pleas from the Bombay High Court seeking discharge from the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Thakur and …

Can you file multiple petitions agitating about the same issue? Bombay HC asks Lt Col Prasad Purohit
2 years, 1 month ago

Can you file multiple petitions agitating about the same issue? Bombay HC asks Lt Col Prasad Purohit

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has directed Lt Col Prasad Purohit to decide which of the three petitions filed by him he would want to pursue. When a writ petition filed by Purohit in 2021 came up for hearing before the bench of Justices AS Gadkari and MN Jadhav, Purohit's co-accused Sameer Kulkarni pointed out that there were three petitions by …

Malegaon blast case: SC asks Bombay HC to decide on Lt Col Purohit’s plea
2 years, 4 months ago

Malegaon blast case: SC asks Bombay HC to decide on Lt Col Purohit’s plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Bombay high court to decide expeditiously a plea by Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, challenging the Centre’s sanction to prosecute him. Lt Col Purohit had approached the top court in May this year complaining about the delay in deciding on his plea by the Bombay high …

Malegaon Blast Case: Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court To Expeditiously Decide Lt Col Purohit's Plea
2 years, 4 months ago

Malegaon Blast Case: Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court To Expeditiously Decide Lt Col Purohit's Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday requested the Bombay High Court to expedite the hearing in the petition filed by Lt Col Prasad Purohit seeking the quashing of the sanction granted to prosecute him in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.Purohit had approached the Supreme Court challenging his prosecution in the case. The Supreme Court on Monday requested the Bombay High Court …

Malegaon blast case: Witness turns hostile, says 'cops tortured me and my family'
2 years, 4 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Witness turns hostile, says 'cops tortured me and my family'

India Today  

Another witness in the 2008 Malegaon blast case turned hostile and claimed that he never made a statement to the Anti-Terrorism Squad, while in court on Monday. The witness, a person known to accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit deposed before the special NIA court in Mumbai and claimed that he was picked up by the ATS of Maharashtra Police. READ …

Malegaon 2008 bomb blast: Another prosecution witness turns hostile
2 years, 4 months ago

Malegaon 2008 bomb blast: Another prosecution witness turns hostile

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: One more prosecution witness in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case turned hostile on Monday. The witness, a family friend of the prime accused Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit and a founding member of Abhinav Bharat organisation, in his testimony before the special court, claimed that he was detained by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad officials for over a month and …

2008 Malegaon blast case: HC seeks fortnightly reports of trial over delays
2 years, 5 months ago

2008 Malegaon blast case: HC seeks fortnightly reports of trial over delays

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the special National Investigation Agency court to conduct a trial into the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case on a day-to-day basis and submit a fortnightly report on the progress. The HC directed the NIA to schedule the presence of two witnesses before the trial court on every date of the hearing, and to …

Bombay HC to keep tabs on 2008 Malegaon blast trial
2 years, 5 months ago

Bombay HC to keep tabs on 2008 Malegaon blast trial

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has directed the special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai to submit a fortnightly report on the progress of the trial in the Malegaon 2008 blast case. The special NIA court in Mumbai where the Malegaon 2008 blast trial is going on, deals with only this one case and no other case is ever given to …

Malegaon Blast Case : 218 Witnesses Yet To Be Examined, Says NIA; Bombay High Court Seeks Fortnightly Report On Progress Of Trial
2 years, 5 months ago

Malegaon Blast Case : 218 Witnesses Yet To Be Examined, Says NIA; Bombay High Court Seeks Fortnightly Report On Progress Of Trial

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Special NIA Court to submit a fortnightly report on the progress of the trial in the Malegaon 2008 blast involving BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and V G Bisht further asked the NIA to keep at least two witnesses …

Malegaon blast case: Court rejects plea seeking cancellation of accused's bail who had travelled to Nepal
2 years, 5 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Court rejects plea seeking cancellation of accused's bail who had travelled to Nepal

India Today  

A special NIA court in Mumbai has dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of bail of Swami Amrutanand Devte alias Shankaracharya, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. The application stated that Shankaracharya had travelled to Nepal without prior permission of the special court which is a violation of the bail condition imposed on him by the court, …

Bombay High Court Seeks Status Report On 2008 Malegaon Blast Case From Trial Court, NIA
2 years, 5 months ago

Bombay High Court Seeks Status Report On 2008 Malegaon Blast Case From Trial Court, NIA

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has directed the Special NIA court to submit a status report on the Malegaon 2008 blast trial against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit and five others. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and V G Bisht also directed the National Investigation Agency to file an affidavit within two weeks …

2008 Malegaon bomb blast case: One more witness turns hostile
2 years, 5 months ago

2008 Malegaon bomb blast case: One more witness turns hostile

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: One more prosecution witness turned hostile in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case on Wednesday, taking the tally of hostile prosecution witnesses to 21. According to them, the 252nd witness had allegedly sold a pistol to Lt Col Prasad Purohit, but on Wednesday, when he was examined by the prosecution, he failed to identify Purohit and the pistol. The …

2008 Malegaon blast case: Victims write to NIA seeking action against hostile witness
2 years, 5 months ago

2008 Malegaon blast case: Victims write to NIA seeking action against hostile witness

India Today  

The Malegaon blast case victims have written to the National Investigating Agency seeking action against a witness in the case, who turned hostile. Nadeem said Prosecution Witness 208, who had taken voluntary retirement from the Army in March 2008, was the commanding officer of Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case facing trial. Under these …

2008 Malegaon blast victim writes to Bombay HC chief justice against transfer of special judge
2 years, 8 months ago

2008 Malegaon blast victim writes to Bombay HC chief justice against transfer of special judge

India Today  

A victim of the Malegaon 2008 blast case has written to the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court against the transfer of special judge Prashant Sitre, who had been conducting the trials in the case since the last few years. Judge Sitre was appointed as a special judge in the Malegaon blast case in August 2020. The letter to the …

Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's appeal seeking a stay on the trial
2 years, 8 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC rejects Lt Col Purohit's appeal seeking a stay on the trial

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant any interim stay on the ongoing trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case while hearing a petition filed by Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the case. This is not the first time that Purohit has been seeking a stay on the trial before the Bombay High Court. In the 2008 …

Malegaon blast case: Witness retracts statement, refuses to identify accused
2 years, 8 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Witness retracts statement, refuses to identify accused

Op India  

On Wednesday, another witness, a retired military officer in the 2008 Malegaon blast case refused to recognize one of the suspects in a special court and claimed that he had never stated it to the Mumbai ATS about the case. MALEGAON BLAST CASE ATS CHIEF SPEAKS TO TIMES NETWORK#Maharashtra ATS chief Vineet Agarwal speaks to Times Network’s @radhika1705 on witnesses …

2008 Malegaon Blast Case: Accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit Seeks Ban On Media From Reporting Proceedings
2 years, 11 months ago

2008 Malegaon Blast Case: Accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit Seeks Ban On Media From Reporting Proceedings

Live Law  

Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, a prime accused in the Malegaon 2008 Blast case has sought in-camera hearings in the ongoing trial against him and others including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur. Purohit, Thakur and five others are facing charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and IPC in the case. In his present application seeking a media ban, Purohit has …

Malegaon blast accused Purohit seeks in camera trial
2 years, 11 months ago

Malegaon blast accused Purohit seeks in camera trial

India Today  

Malegaon 2008 blast accused Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit has filed an application in the special NIA court, asking for the trial to be made "in-camera". Purohit referred to the 2019 order passed by the court which "clearly specified the terms of references and restrictions imposed on the media while carrying any reporting about this particular case." In 2019, the NIA …

2008 Malegaon Blast Case : Lt Col Purohit Seeks Fresh Adjudication Of Discharge Plea Based On New Materials
3 years, 5 months ago

2008 Malegaon Blast Case : Lt Col Purohit Seeks Fresh Adjudication Of Discharge Plea Based On New Materials

Live Law  

Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has sought directions from the Bombay High Court for the trial court to re-adjudicate his discharge application on the point of absence of sanction under section 197 of the CrPC. Purohit claims that he attended conspiracy meetings before the 2008 Malegaon blast while "discharging his duties" as an …

Malegaon Blasts : Purohit Produces Additional Documents To Claim He Was Discharging Official Functions
3 years, 8 months ago

Malegaon Blasts : Purohit Produces Additional Documents To Claim He Was Discharging Official Functions

Live Law  

Thirteen years after Lt. Colonel Prasad Purohit was arrested in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, involving right-wing extremists, the officer relied on fresh documents allegedly from the Army before the Bombay High Court to substantiate a decade old claim that his acts were in discharge of his official duty.Purohit's claim is that he attended conspiracy meetings before the 2008 Malegaon. …

Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC asks Purohit about conspiracy meet, steps taken to prevent blast
3 years, 10 months ago

Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC asks Purohit about conspiracy meet, steps taken to prevent blast

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked Lt Col Prasad Purohit, one of the accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, on what steps he had taken to prevent the blast since he claimed that he had attended the so called 'conspiracy meetings' with other accused as a part of his intelligence duty. The bench then asked Shivade about any reference …

Bombay HC asks Malegaon blast accused to prove military asked him to attend conspiracy meeting
3 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC asks Malegaon blast accused to prove military asked him to attend conspiracy meeting

India Today  

2008 Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit who is seeking quashing of the case against him told the Bombay High Court that the fact that he attended the alleged 'conspiracy' meeting for the blast was in line with his job as an intelligence officer. Advocate Shrikant Shivade, appearing for Purohit said, "The question is whether he attended a meeting …

Malegaon Blasts Case : Mukul Rohatgi Refuses To Appear For Lt Colonel Purohit After Objections By Relatives Of Victims
3 years, 11 months ago

Malegaon Blasts Case : Mukul Rohatgi Refuses To Appear For Lt Colonel Purohit After Objections By Relatives Of Victims

Live Law  

Following the objection raised by the relatives of victims in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi did not appear for accused Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit before the Bombay High Court on Wednesday.The relatives of the six deceased in the bomb blasts case sent an email to Rohatgi pointing out that he had earlier appeared for the National …

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, 3 other accused in Malegaon blast case absent during court trial
4 years ago

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, 3 other accused in Malegaon blast case absent during court trial

India Today  

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and 3 other accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case did not appear before court even after an order was issued that all accused have to be present. Other accused, including Bhopal MP and Malegaon 2008 blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and others did not come to the court. Meanwhile, during …

Bombay HC Allows 2008 Malegaon Blast Victim To Intervene In Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit's Plea Challenging Prosecution Without Obtaining Prior Sanction
4 years ago

Bombay HC Allows 2008 Malegaon Blast Victim To Intervene In Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit's Plea Challenging Prosecution Without Obtaining Prior Sanction

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed an intervention application filed by Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal, a victim of the 2008 Malegaon blast who also lost his son in the blast, in the writ petition filed by accused Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit challenging the sanction granted to prosecute him as an accused in the case. Previously, arguing on behalf …

2008 Malegaon Blast Case Hearing To Resume On Day To Day Basis From December :NIA Informs Bombay HC
4 years ago

2008 Malegaon Blast Case Hearing To Resume On Day To Day Basis From December :NIA Informs Bombay HC

Live Law  

The National Investigation Agency informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that the Special NIA Court will resume hearing in the 2008 Malegaon Blast Trial on a day-to-day basis in December and the next date of hearing before the trial court is November 26, i.e. "Yes, your lordship, I have been allowed to intervene before the trial court as well …

[2008 Malegaon Blast] "He Was Simply Discharging His Duty": Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi Argues Lt Col Prasad Purohit's Petition
4 years, 3 months ago

[2008 Malegaon Blast] "He Was Simply Discharging His Duty": Sr Adv Mukul Rohatgi Argues Lt Col Prasad Purohit's Petition

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday heard a fresh writ petition filed by 2008 Malegaon blast accused Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit under Section 197 of CrPC challenging the sanction granted to to prosecute him in the case where a bomb explosion at Bhiku Chowk in Malegaon, Maharashtra killed six people and injured over a hundred. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared …

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