Paving the way for his execution, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the review plea of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, sole death row convict and a co-conspirator of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.
The Bollywood star was found guilty of possessing a 9 mm pistol and an AK-56 rifle.
A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged Mohammed Ahsan Dar, a suspected aide of Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, in an 18-year-old Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act case.
Former Customs additional collector Somnath Thapa, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Mumbai on Friday. Thapa (60) was suffering from lung cancer, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Actcourt sources said. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by special TADA Court Judge Pramod Kode in July 2007.
The home ministry has recommended to the President that the mercy petition of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, be rejected.
The Special TADA Court on Friday remanded Karimullah Osan Habib Khan, a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, to Central Bureau of Investigation's custody till August 29.Khan, who has been on the run for the last 15 years, was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on Thursday. An accomplice of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, he was arrested from the extended suburbs of Nallasopara.Khan was allegedly involved in the landing of RDX on the Raigad coast and its transport to Mumbai
Salem, who was extradited from Portugal in 2005, is accused of delivering an AK-56 rifle at the residence of Sanjay Dutt and various other weapons to co-accused. Siddiqui and Ansari, too, are accused of delivering weapons at different places. CBI had recorded Salem's statement, in which he had confessed to the crime. Also, Sanjay Dutt and other convicts had named him and his associates for the role that they had played in the blasts.
After going through Yusuf's medical report placed before it by the Central Bureau of Investigation, a bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan directed that he be released on bail till July 14. Appearing for Yusuf, senior advocate Harish Salve contended that the medical report confirmed that his client was suffering from schizophrenia and needed a supportive environment, which could not be provided in jail.
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the death sentence of Mohammed Shoeb Kasam Ghansar, a death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case.
The Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act Court had found Dutt guilty under the Arms Act and sentenced him to six years in prison.
Actor Sanjay Dutt, who was convicted to six years rigorous imprisonment in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case, arrived at the Special TADA court in Mumbai on Monday morning. Dutt, who is out on bail, is expected to receive a copy of the judgment today following which he will have to surrender before the TADA court.
The court asked them to surrender once they get a copy of the judgment of the special court, which convicted them.
The police security and government envoy provided to Dutt, who was convicted under the Arms Act by the TADA Court, has drawn sharp criticism.
Twenty-one of the accused have been acquitted or given benefit of doubt while the court is yet to pronounce its\nverdict on 27 accused, including filmstar Sanjay Dutt.
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the death sentence awarded to Yaqub Memon in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, till further orders.
They were convicted under various sections of TADA and IPC.
Pathan was suffering from various ailments, including blood clots in the brain, and had suffered a paralytic attack earlier.
A TADA court on Thursday sentenced seven people convicted in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case to rigorous imprisonment ranging from five years to life imprisonment.
They were sentenced for their involvement in landing the arms and explosives used in the blasts.
Former police sub-inspector V K Patil was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh for his role in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.
The Supreme Court on Friday permitted convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case to appeal against their conviction and sentence without filing the copy of the impugned judgment of the TADA court. The exemption from filing the certified copy of the TADA court judgment was granted when the petitioner pleaded before the apex court that it would not be possible to file the appeals soon, as it will take time to get the copies of the judgment typed and photocopied.
On March 12, TADA court judge P D Kode will hear an intervening application opposing Dutt's plea under Probation of Offenders Act.
The Bollywood star was found guilty of possessing a 9 mm pistol and an AK-56 rifle. Under the Arms Act, Dutt faces punishment ranging from five to ten years.
Actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for possessing illegal arms in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, was on Monday granted interim bail by the Supreme Court.
The actor was convicted under the Arms Act but acquitted under the TADA anti-terror law. He has filed an application in the court seeking his release under the Probation of Offenders Act.
The three convicts who have been sentenced are Mohammad Shoaib Ghansar, Shahnawaz Qureshi and Azgar Mukadam.
Salem has been taken to the high security Arthur road jail following his arrival from Delhi.
Wednesday's sentencing takes the total number of convicts sentenced in the case to 71 while 29 more are yet to be awarded punishment.
The court acquitted another accused for lack of evidence.
They were convicted of the landing, transportation and concealment of arms and ammunition.
Dutt was convicted under the Arms Act for the illegal possession of an assault rifle and a pistol but acquitted under the anti-terror law TADA.
The court accepted Phanse's confession that he had gone to Dubai to attend a conspiracy meeting convened by Dawood Ibrahim, thus giving a judicial finding on Dawood's involvement in the case.\n\n
Earlier, Yakub, while giving a statement on quantum of punishment after his conviction, had raised the same issue saying those indicted by Srikrishna Commission of Inquiry probing the 1992-93 Mumbai riots, should be punished.
One of the accused, Qureshi, was found guilty on Monday of taking arms and ammunition training in Pakistan, apart from parking the bomb-laden van at Plaza.
Turk faces a sentence ranging from 5 years to life sentence or even death.
One of the reasons Dutt wants to go ahead and shoot for EMI is because of his bearded look. As for the other films, he just need to trim his beard for a different look.
Dutt's laywer V R Manohar said the TADA court would be requested to appoint a probation officer and go through his report before deciding on Dutt's plea for relief under the law.
The complaint in the murder case was registered by the brothers of the deceased in which Thakur's name did not figure.
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