New Delhi, July 22 -- The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday agreed to hear, on 24 July, the Maharashtra government's plea challenging the Bombay High Court's verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case.

A bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai, alongside Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria, listed the matter for Thursday after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the state, mentioned it for urgent listing, citing an "element of urgency".

The Bombay High Court, on Monday, acquitted all 12 men, stating that the prosecution had "utterly failed" to prove its case. The bench remarked it was "hard to believe the accused committed the crime". The devastating serial blasts claimed over 180 ...