#BombayHighCourt will hear the intervention plea filed by victims of the #Malegaonblastcase today seeking to be heard in the plea filed by Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit prime accused in the case for quashing of the FIR.
Bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik will hear the plea.
Bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik will hear the plea.
Hearing begins.
Sr. Adv. BA Desai appearing for the intervener begins his submission.
Sr. Adv. BA Desai appearing for the intervener begins his submission.
Court (to Purohit’s lawyer): Has he been allowed to intervene in the trial court?
Adv. Neela Gokhale for Lt. Col. Purohit: Yes, he has been allowed to intervene in the trial.
Adv. Neela Gokhale for Lt. Col. Purohit: Yes, he has been allowed to intervene in the trial.
Gokhale: But despite that, the matter pertains to the question as to whether the accused was carrying on the task in discharge of his duties or not.
For this purpose, the Ld. ASG for NIA can assist the court ably.
For this purpose, the Ld. ASG for NIA can assist the court ably.
Gokhale: The intervener may be of assistance in the Trial court, but not in this petition.
Desai begins his submissions.
Court: We have perused your application and have also gone through the judgments. We will keep this matter for orders on Friday.
Desai begins his submissions.
Court: We have perused your application and have also gone through the judgments. We will keep this matter for orders on Friday.
Court: You have filed a voluminous compilation of judgments, we have seen that. Do you want to submit anything beyond this?
Desai starts pointing out what the judgments are.
Desai starts pointing out what the judgments are.
Court: We have gone through your volume. I think what you are arguing is present in that.
Desai: It is milord.
Desai: It is milord.
Desai: What I want to stress is that, in this experienced court, without me being heard, if the case is decided it is favoured against the prosecution, then I will have a feeling my whole life that no justice was done.
Desai: For the purpose of developing the jurisprudence of victimology, for justice and fair play, and for justice to be seen to be done, let the victims be added.
Gokhale: Whatever he has submitted, the judgments, are pertaining to his intervention in the trial.
The present plea is for a limited issue. I am not the accused no. 1, I am no. 9, so if NIA has discharged no. 1, so be it, but in this plea his intervention may not be allowed.
The present plea is for a limited issue. I am not the accused no. 1, I am no. 9, so if NIA has discharged no. 1, so be it, but in this plea his intervention may not be allowed.
Desai: We are party in every proceeding, SC, Trial court, everywhere.
Court: Who is this Sameer (referring to person in the VC).
Gokhale: Milords he is a co-accused, he need not be heard, he will only delay the hearing.
Court: Who is this Sameer (referring to person in the VC).
Gokhale: Milords he is a co-accused, he need not be heard, he will only delay the hearing.
Court (to NIA): What is the stage of the investigation?
Adv. Sandesh Patil for NIA: The investigation is ongoing. The next date is 26.11.
Court: Please submit your one page objection to the application (to Gokhale)
Adv. Sandesh Patil for NIA: The investigation is ongoing. The next date is 26.11.
Court: Please submit your one page objection to the application (to Gokhale)
#BombayHighCourt has reserved their verdict on the intervention plea. Will pronounce the verdict on Friday.
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