Godhra Judgement

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  Godhra Carnage Was Not An Act Of Terrorism: High Court

  The Gujarat High Court, in its judgement on the 2002 Godhra carnage, has upheld the conspiracy theory but said the crime of the 11 convicts whose death sentence was commuted to rigorous life imprisonment was neither terrorism nor an act of waging war against the state.

• Godhra verdict: 31 convicted, 63 acquitted

  A special court in Ahmedabad has given verdict in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, convicting 31 people under Section 302 and 120 B of the Indian Penal Code and acquitting 63, including the key accused, Maulvi Umarji. Quantum of sentence will be announced on February 25. (Read: Key accused Maulvi Umarji acquitted)The court pronounced judgment on...

• Godhra judgement postponed till February 22

  The judgement on the Godhra train carnage case that triggered massive communal riots in Gujarat in 2002 will now be pronounced on February 22.Designated Judge P R Patel, who completed hearing the arguments of the prosecution and the defence last September, has postponed the pronouncement of judgement on the sensitive case to February 22.Last month,...

• Godhra judgement on February 19

  The judgement on the Godhra carnage case, where 58 people were burnt to death triggering massive communal riots across Gujarat, will be pronounced on February 19, nearly nine years after the incident took place.Designated judge P R Patel, who completed hearing the arguments of the prosecution and the defence in September last year, will pronounce t...