TOP COURT stays 12 acquittals in 7/11 Mumbai blasts case
New Delhi, July 25 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Bombay high court's judgment acquitting all 12 men in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, taking note of the Maharashtra government's concern that the ruling could adversely impact several pending trials under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). However, the top court clarified that it was not staying the release of the 12 accused, all of whom have already walked free following their acquittal earlier this week.
"I am conscious of the matter of liberty. I am not seeking a stay on their release. But we want the judgment to be stayed because there are certain findings by the high court which may affect other pending MCOCA trials. Thus, the impugned judgment need...
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