Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in 2012 Pune Serial Blasts Case
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Irfan Mustafa Landge, an accused in the 2012 Pune serial blasts case, citing his prolonged pretrial incarceration and the principle of parity with co-accused individuals who previously received relief. Landge had been in custody since his arrest in December 2012. The bench of Justices Ajey S Gadkari and Kamal R Khata allowed the appeal, challenging a special court's earlier rejection. This decision follows a similar ruling in September 2025, where co-accused Farooq Shaukat Bagwan was granted bail based on parity with Munib Memon, who was released in 2024. The court highlighted that Bagwan had endured over twelve and a half years in prison while the prosecution had examined only 27 of 170 witnesses. The original incident involved serial bomb explosions on August 1, 2012, at Jangli Maharaj Road in Pune, which injured one person. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad had arrested eight men, invoking strict laws including UAPA and MCOCA. The trial remains ongoing as a detailed order is awaited.
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Bombay High Court Grants Bail to Accused in 2012 Pune Serial Blasts Case
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Irfan Mustafa Landge, an accused in the 2012 Pune serial blasts case, citing his prolonged pretrial incarceration and the principle of parity with co-accused individuals who previously received relief. Landge had been in custody since his arrest in December 2012. The bench of Justices Ajey S Gadkari and Kamal R Khata allowed the appeal, challenging a special court's earlier rejection. This decision follows a similar ruling in September 2025, where co-accused Farooq Shaukat Bagwan was granted bail based on parity with Munib Memon, who was released in 2024. The court highlighted that Bagwan had endured over twelve and a half years in prison while the prosecution had examined only 27 of 170 witnesses. The original incident involved serial bomb explosions on August 1, 2012, at Jangli Maharaj Road in Pune, which injured one person. The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad had arrested eight men, invoking strict laws including UAPA and MCOCA. The trial remains ongoing as a detailed order is awaited.
The Indian Express