Col Purohit

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Bombay High Court to decide expeditiously the plea of Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

A special NIA court here conducting trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Tuesday directed all the seven accused, including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, to appear before it on December 3.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Bombay High Court to deal with the plea of Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bast case, that he was being prosecuted in the matter without any valid sanction.

A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday framed charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and several sectionsin the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.

The Bombay High Court today refused to stay framing of charges by the trial court against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit and other accused people in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.

Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, has moved the Bombay High Court challenging a special court's order rejecting his plea against the sanction for his prosecution under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

A trial court in Mumbai today deferred framing of charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit and other accused persons in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to restrain a trial court from framing charges against Lt Col Shrikant Purohit and other accused persons in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

The Supreme Court today dismissed Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit's plea seeking a court-monitored investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into his alleged kidnapping, illegal detention and brutal torture in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

A Supreme Court Judge on Monday recused from hearing a plea by Malegaon bomb blast case accused Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit for a judicial probe into his alleged abduction and torture by investigating agencies.

Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Shrikant Purohit today moved Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order dismissing his plea against the sanction for prosecution granted by the Maharashtra government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

The Bombay High Court today granted bail to retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

An SUV, a sedan and two jeeps, all with military registration numbers, along with two Army trucks pulled up at Mumbai's Taloja jail this morning to escort Lt Col Prasad Srikanth Purohit to Pune, where he will join the last Army unit in which he was posted before his arrest in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case.

Army officer Lt Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit is likely to be released from jail tomorrow as the formalities for his release will take some more time. The Supreme Court granted bail yesterday to Lt Col Purohit, who has been in the Mumbai prison for almost nine years in the 2008 Malegoan blasts case.

Army officer Lt Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit, accused in the Malegaon blasts case, is expected to walk out today from Mumbai's Taloja jail, where he has spent nearly nine years. The officer, against whom charges are yet to be framed, got bail on Monday. The Supreme Court, which was hearing the case, said, "When personal liberty is involved there...

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Bombay High Court to decide expeditiously the plea of Lt Col Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

A special NIA court here conducting trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case on Tuesday directed all the seven accused, including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, to appear before it on December 3.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Bombay High Court to deal with the plea of Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon bast case, that he was being prosecuted in the matter without any valid sanction.

A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday framed charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and several sectionsin the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.

The Bombay High Court today refused to stay framing of charges by the trial court against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit and other accused people in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.

Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, has moved the Bombay High Court challenging a special court's order rejecting his plea against the sanction for his prosecution under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

A trial court in Mumbai today deferred framing of charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit and other accused persons in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to restrain a trial court from framing charges against Lt Col Shrikant Purohit and other accused persons in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

The Supreme Court today dismissed Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit's plea seeking a court-monitored investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into his alleged kidnapping, illegal detention and brutal torture in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

A Supreme Court Judge on Monday recused from hearing a plea by Malegaon bomb blast case accused Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit for a judicial probe into his alleged abduction and torture by investigating agencies.

Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Shrikant Purohit today moved Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order dismissing his plea against the sanction for prosecution granted by the Maharashtra government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

The Bombay High Court today granted bail to retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

An SUV, a sedan and two jeeps, all with military registration numbers, along with two Army trucks pulled up at Mumbai's Taloja jail this morning to escort Lt Col Prasad Srikanth Purohit to Pune, where he will join the last Army unit in which he was posted before his arrest in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts case.

Army officer Lt Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit is likely to be released from jail tomorrow as the formalities for his release will take some more time. The Supreme Court granted bail yesterday to Lt Col Purohit, who has been in the Mumbai prison for almost nine years in the 2008 Malegoan blasts case.

Army officer Lt Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit, accused in the Malegaon blasts case, is expected to walk out today from Mumbai's Taloja jail, where he has spent nearly nine years. The officer, against whom charges are yet to be framed, got bail on Monday. The Supreme Court, which was hearing the case, said, "When personal liberty is involved there...