The Special Court of Nia, Mumbai, liberated all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon case on Thursday and said that the prosecution was unable to accused without reasonable doubts. All of the allegations include former MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Major Ramesh Upiphyay, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhankar Dhar Dwivedi (also known as Shankaracharya) and Samer Bulkarni.
“All bail bonds are canceled and the warranty is released,” the court said.
The court also ordered the government of Maharashtra to pay compensation £2 Lakh of each family of families killed in an explosion and £50 000 to each of those who were injured.
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The explosion occurred on 29 September 2008, when the explosive device connected to the motorcycle left near the mosque in Bhikk Chowk, Malegaon. Six people lost their lives and 95 others were injured during the explosion. Initially, 11 people were accused, but the accusations were eventually framed against only seven of them.
This is followed by the Malegaon Blasts case in 2008, in which seven accused the accused NIA Special Court on Thursday on Thursday.
September 29, 2008: The bomb planted on the motorcycle is published in Malegaon in the district of Nashik Maharashtra. Six people killed and were injured 101.
September 30, 2008: The company is deposited at the Azad Nagar police station in Malegaon.
October 21, 2008: Maharashtra’s Antiterorism Squad (ATS) takes the probe to the housing.
October 23, 2008: ATS performs the first arrest in this case. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and three more arrested. ATS claims that the explosion was made by right -wing extremists.
November 2008: Lt Col Prasad Purohit arrested ATS for its alleged connection to the explosion conspiracy.
January 20, 2009: ATS files charge against 11 arrested accused, including Pragya Thakur and Purohit before a special judgment. The accusations are accused of strict provisions of the Act on the Control of Organized Criminal Activities Maharashtra (MCOCA), the Act on Unlawful Activities (UAPA) and the Indian Criminal Code (IPC).
Two people – Ramji alias Ramchandra Kalsangra and Sandeep Dange are displayed as a sought accused.
July 2009: The Special Court states that the provisions of MCOCA are not used in this case and the accused court in Nashik.
August 2009: The Mahashtra Government moves Bombay High Court in appeal against a special court order.
July 2010: The Bombay High Court will cancel a special court and support the accusation under McOca.
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August 2010: Purohit and Pragya Singh Thakur move the Supreme Court against the HC command.
February 1, 2011: ATS Mumbai arrests another person – Pravin Mutalilik. Until then, a total of 12 people were arrested.
April 13, 2011: The case is taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
February and December 2012: NIA will arrest two more people – Loking Sharma and Dhan Singh Chaudhary. Until then, the total arrest is 14.
April 2015: The Supreme Court sends a backward case of a special court for the re -evaluation of the applicability of MCOCA.
February 2016: NIA says a special court that the opinion of the general prosecutor has taken on whether the MCOCA provision can be used in this case.
May 13, 2016: NIA submits a charging certificate before a special judgment. Mcoca fees from the case. It gives clean chit seven accused.
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April 25, 2017: Bombay High Court awards the bail of Pragy Thakur. HC refuses bail on purohit.
September 21, 2017: Purohit gets a bail from the Supreme Court. By the end of the year, everyone was arrested by bail.
December 27, 2017: Special Court Nia released from the case of Shivnarayan Kalsangr, Shyam Sahu and Poe Mutalilik Naik.
The Court also imposes an allegations related to the fact that it is members of the terrorist organization and the raising funds for terrorist acts according to UAP.
October 30, 2018: Accusations framed against seven accused – Thakur, Purohit, Ramesh UpipPyay, Sameer Kulkarni, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi and Sudhakar Chaturvedi. According to Uap, he faces a court for committing a terrorist act and for IPC for a criminal conspiracy and murder.
December 3, 2018: The exam begins by examining the first witness in this case.
14 September 2023: After exploring the witnesses of the prosecution of 323 (of which 37 have changed enemy), the prosecution decides to close its evidence.
23 July 2024: Examination of Witnesses of Defense (eight) Completed.
August 12, 2024: The Special Court records the final statements of the accused under section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Matter published for the final arguments of prosecution and defense.
April 19, 2025: The Special Court concludes the court for the judgment.
31 July 2025: Special judge Nia AK Lahota liberates all seven accused, including Thracur and Purohit, and notes that there is no “convincing and reliable” evidence to justify beliefs. The court says that prosecution has not shown its case beyond reasonable doubt.
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