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1993 Bombay Blasts- Supreme Court To Hear 'Juvenile' Convict's Article 32 Challenge To Life Sentence Next Week
Mehal Jain
19 Nov 2020 5:20 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a writ petition next week against its March 21, 2013 decision upholding the conviction of Muhammad Moin Faridulla Qureshi in the 1993 Mumbai blasts and the sentence of life imprisonment.Qureshi, who claimes that he was 17 years and 3 months old when he loaded vehicles with explosives and fitted them with timers to devastating effect on March 12,...
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a writ petition next week against its March 21, 2013 decision upholding the conviction of Muhammad Moin Faridulla Qureshi in the 1993 Mumbai blasts and the sentence of life imprisonment.
From the reading of the entire evidence placed by the prosecution, the bench had concluded that it is established beyond doubt that:
(i) The appellant took oath that he will take revenge against Hindus;
(ii) The appellant received training in handling of arms and explosives at Sandheri and Borghat;
(iii) He attended conspiratorial meeting at the residence of co-accused
(iv) He participated in filling of RDX and iron scraps in vehicles in the intervening night of 11/12.03.1993 at Al-Hussaini Building;
(v) He along with other co-accused lobbed hand-grenades at Mahim Fishermens' colony;
(vi) He possessed 17 hand-grenades which were concealed in the over-head water tank, which were recovered at his instance.
"Upon a reading of the entire evidence, we hold that all the charges framed against him stand proved beyond any doubt...we confirm the conviction and sentence awarded by the Designated Court, consequently, the appeals are dismissed", it was ruled.