The Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 individuals accused in the Mumbai train blasts case from 2006, reversing a decade-old ruling that imposed death sentences and life imprisonment. The court claimed the prosecution failed to substantiate its case and deemed witness testimonies unreliable, noting that after 100 days, individuals' recollections of the accused were questionable. Prior to the verdict, one accused died in prison. The case involved seven bombings that killed 189 people and injured over 800 during the evening rush hour in Mumbai.
The Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 accused in the Mumbai train blasts case, citing the prosecution's failure to prove their involvement in the crime.
The High Court found nearly all of the state's witnesses unreliable and noted there was no reason for taxi drivers or train passengers to remember the accused after such a long duration.
The crime, which took place on July 11, 2006, involved seven bomb blasts in Mumbai local trains, resulting in 189 fatalities and over 800 injuries.
The case reached the High Court in 2015 after a special court awarded death penalties and life sentences to the accused, which has now been overturned.
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