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 the army officer over the same issue. READ | Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC rejects Lt Col Purohit’s appeal seeking a stay on the trial Purohit had filed a criminal appeal and a writ petition in 2018 raising issues of his plea for discharge being rejected by the lower court and the sanction for his prosecution being accorded by the government. ALSO READ | ‘I am Army’s unsung hero’: Malegaon blast accused Purohit seeks remand of discharge plea to lower court

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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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

[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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