{"id":33322,"date":"2014-05-17T11:12:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T05:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=33322"},"modified":"2014-05-17T11:12:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T05:42:48","slug":"sc-acquits-6-convicts-akshardham-attack-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-acquits-6-convicts-akshardham-attack-case","title":{"rendered":"SC acquits 6 convicts in Akshardham attack case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/sc-acquits-6-convicts-akshardham-attack-case\/akshardham-attack-case\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33323\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33323\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-acquits-6-convicts-akshardham-attack-case\/akshardham-attack-case\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Akshardham-attack-case.jpg?fit=263%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"263,160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Akshardham attack case\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Akshardham-attack-case.jpg?fit=263%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33323 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Akshardham-attack-case.jpg?resize=263%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Akshardham attack case\" width=\"263\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Akshardham-attack-case.jpg?w=263&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/05\/Akshardham-attack-case.jpg?resize=150%2C91&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a>The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted all six convicts, including three condemned prisoners, in 2002 Akshardham temple attack case and pulled up the Gujarat Police for shoddy investigation in the case in which all the accused faced prosecution under the stringent anti-terror law POTA.<\/p>\n<p>A bench of justices A K Patnaik and V Gopala Gowda quashed the orders of the trial court and the Gujarat High Court by which three persons were awarded death sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Other convicts were facing varying jail terms from life sentence to 10 years for the September 24, 2002 terrorist attack on the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Ajmeri, Shan Miya alias Chand Khan and Mufti Abdul Qyyum Mansuri were awarded death sentence in July 2006 by the special court set up to try the case under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA).<\/p>\n<p>While a local youth from Dariapur in the city Mohammed Salim Shaikh was sentenced to life imprisonment, Abdulmiyan Qadri was given a 10-year term and Altaf Hussain was sentenced to imprisonment for five years.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court ordered their release from jail &#8220;forthwith&#8221; if they are not convicted in any other case.<\/p>\n<p>The bench pulled up the Gujarat Police for shoddy its investigation in the case which concerned national security and integrity of the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted all six convicts, including three condemned prisoners, in 2002 Akshardham temple attack case and pulled up the Gujarat Police for shoddy investigation in the case in which all the accused faced prosecution under the stringent anti-terror law POTA. 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