The supreme court has granted bail to four convicts in naroda patiya case of 2002 where 97 people were killed during riots in gujarat. We have no orders to save you state participation and. The gujarat government will seek death penalty for maya kodnani, a former minister in narendra modi government, bajrang dal leader babu bajrangi and eight others when it files an appeal in the high court against the special courts judgement in 2002 naroda patiya riot case. A twojudge bench has recused itself from hearing a case related to one of the bloodiest episodes of 2002 gujarat riots the case involving the massacre of over 100 people in naroda patiya. The best bakery case was seen by human rights organizations in india as a test case given that what amnesty calls strong evidence against the accused existed, but the victims gained little justice. Dr patel is alleged to have been in close contact via telephone with the main accused in the naroda patiya massacres including dr kodnani. Judgment for sale download the agreement indiauae 1999. Heidelberg papers in south asian and comparative politics. The language used in the chargesheet prepared for the naroda patia case. In the source muslim india you just search for state sponsorship in naroda patiya massacre because this is what you want to see and surprisingly there is nothing that says that naroda patiya in perticular is a statesponsored act. Gujarat high court on friday acquitted 17 persons including maya kodnani and upheld the conviction of 12 persons including babu bajrangi in the 2002 naroda patiya massacre case. Read this story in gujarati read this story in marathi in video. The gujarat high court on tuesday allowed six victims of the 2002 naroda patiya massacre to get case papers running into over 1.
Naroda patiya special trial court judgement convicting 32 powerful accused. The sajjan kumar verdict promises to be a locus classicus in an evolving indian law of accountability. Official death toll in the naroda patiya case stands at 97. Gujarat hc acquits maya kodnani, upholds babu bajrangis life imprisonment the court deliverd its final verdict on appeals against the special sit courts order, in which 32 persons including former minister maya kodnani were convicted and 29.
But even this victory cannot blind us to the fact that most of the guilty, including the ones at the top, remain free. Gujarat high court to pronounce judgment in case today. The 2002 gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 gujarat violence and the gujarat pogrom, was a threeday period of intercommunal violence in the western indian state of gujarat. The group of eight session cases popularly known as naroda patiya case, is turned out of the occurrence of killing of kar sevaks at godhra in sabarmati express on 27022002, while the train coming from ayodhya halted at godhra. Fourteen people died in the best bakery incident, v. Apr 20, 2018 the gujarat high court is likely to pronounce its verdict on appeals in the 2002 naroda patiya riot case on thursday. Maya kodnani acquitted in naroda patiya case by gujarat high. Gujarat high court to pronounce judgment in case today former bjp leader maya kodnani, bajrang dal leader babu bajrangi and 29 others were convicted in 2012 by a special trial court. Gujarat hc acquits maya kodnani, upholds babu bajrangis life imprisonment the court deliverd its final verdict on appeals against the special sit courts order, in which 32 persons including former minister maya kodnani were convicted and 29 others were acquitted. Ahmedabad city as promptly as he did in the case of the godhra train carnage. Aug 29, 2017 naroda patiya and gulberg are arguably two of the worst incidents of the reprisal killings that rocked the state as bodies of the godhra mass arson victims were given to vhp strongman jaideep patel and thereafter paraded in angry processions in ahmedabad and elsewhere. Following the initial incident, there were further outbreaks of violence in ahmedabad for three months. Thus judge yagniks ruling may well have implications for the case against modi and others that is still before the courts.
Np%20full%20judgmntnaroda%20patiya%20%20common%20judgment. Agreement between indiauae on juridical and judicial cooperation november 01, 2012 kochi source. The best bakery case also called tulsi bakery case was a legal case involving the burning down of the best bakery, a small outlet in the hanuman tekri area in vadodara, gujarat, india, on 1. Cjp has been fighting for justice alongside the survivors of the gujarat 2002 carnage. In a crucial development, maya kodnani, one of the key accused in the 2002 naroda patiya case has been acquitted by the gujarat high court. Agreement between indiauae on juridical and judicial. The gujarat high court is likely to pronounce its verdict on appeals in the 2002 naroda patiya riot case on thursday. The naroda patiya case is one of the 68 cases taken up by cjp from the magistrate court upwards to the supreme court. Dr patel, although expected to be charged in the naroda patiya massacres, awaits the verdict of another trial known as the naroda gam case where 11 people were killed. The case of dia asi has been excavating at the site since the begin ning of 2003.
Gujarat high court sentences three to 10 years in jail on business standard. Naroda patiya special trial court judgement convicting 32. Jul 03, 2018 the gujarat high court last week awarded ten years of rigorous imprisonment to three convicts in the 2002 naroda patiya massacre case, in view of the gravity and magnitude of the offence and. We are happy to place edited excerpts of this landmark judgement before our readers. Maya, a gynaecologist, was convicted by a special sit. Supreme court grants bail to four convicts in naroda patiya. The gujarat high court on friday pronounced its verdict in the 2002 gujarat riots case of naroda patiya. This case was going on for decades and it has reached the right conclusion. It is rare that a single case can accomplish so much. In many cases, the police led the charge, using gunfire to kill muslims. Ra2052014 cav judgment society, sardarpura massacre etc.
Out of the total 61 accused in the case, the special sit court had in august 2012 held 32 guilty, and acquitted 29 others. Gujarat police criminal conspiracy sting operation failure of the sit to substantiate evidence. This is part of the summary of the chargesheet, but if you look at the entire. Judges exit gujarat riots case, say accused tried to approach. Apr 25, 2018 it is to be noted that it is the same case in connection with which the cic had in march upheld the decision of the delhi police to not share information with an rti applicant who claimed that the. The high court pronounced its verdict saying that the charges against maya kodnani could not be established. There are a large number of judgements on this point, including one by a. Then followed the judgement in the naroda patiya case in end august 2012 when 32 of the accused were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Former bjp minister maya kodnani, who was among 32 people convicted in the case by a special court, was acquitted in naroda patiya case. P j rajput, rajkumar chaumal and umesh bharwad were earlier acquitted by a trial court in 2012 but the high court reversed the judgment and convicted them of arson and being part of a violent mob that killed 96 muslims. Excerpts from the judgement in the naroda patiya case editors note0 background0 list of accused quality of witness testimony previous investigation. The neighborhoods of naroda patia and gulbarg society were the site of two. In this case shivnarayan pandey a taxi driver has given some clues on the case of twin blast case therefore was a very important witness in this case. The naroda patiya massacre took place on 28 february 2002 at naroda, in ahmedabad, india, during the 2002 gujarat riots. The supreme court of indias best bakery judgment, 2004 summary. The supreme court of indias best bakery judgment, 2004. Apr 20, 2018 the gujarat high court is likely to pronounce its verdict on a batch of appeals moved by 32 convicts including former bjp minister maya kodnani, who were sentenced to life for their role in the 2002 naroda patiya riot case on friday. The gujarat high court on friday acquitted kodnani in naroda patiya massacre case.
Gujarat government to seek death penalty for maya kodnani. Naroda patiya and gulberg are arguably two of the worst incidents of the reprisal killings that rocked the state as bodies of the godhra mass arson victims were given to vhp strongman jaideep patel and thereafter paraded in angry processions in. The group of eight session cases popularly known as naroda patiya case, is turned out of the occurrence of killing of kar sevaks at godhra in sabarmati. The victims had filed a petition earlier this month to get the case papers free of cost after the registry demanded rs 1. Cjp fights for justice in the naroda patiya massacre cjp. File photo a division bench of the gujarat high court on friday will pronounce the judgment on a batch of appeal petitions moved by 32 convicts, including former gujarat minister maya kodnani, sentenced to life imprisonment for their roles in the naroda patiya case in which 97 muslims were massacred on february 28, 2002 in the postgodhra riots. May 23, 2018 official death toll in the naroda patiya case stands at 97. The worst attack was at naroda patiya, where a settlement of 25,000 muslims was.
As a matter of fact, this court has observed in its judgment that a37 was. Instead it acquitted the accused and mentioned in its judgment that the investigation was not conducted properly. Gujarat high court verdict triumph of truth, maya kodnani. Implications of maya kodnanis acquittal in naroda patiya case. The naroda patiya massacre loweralpha 2 took place on 28 february 2002 at naroda, loweralpha 3 in ahmedabad, india, during the 2002 gujarat riots. Archaeology at the heart of a political confrontation. The gujarat high court is likely to pronounce its verdict on a batch of appeals moved by 32 convicts including former bjp minister maya kodnani, who were sentenced to life for their role in the 2002 naroda patiya riot case on friday. Sheikh and another v state of gujarat and others article pdf available january 2006 with 3,695 reads how we measure reads. The gujarat high court last week awarded ten years of rigorous imprisonment to three convicts in the 2002 naroda patiya massacre case, in view of the gravity and magnitude of the offence and. The gujarat high court on monday sentenced three convicts in the 2002 naroda patiya massacre case to ten years of imprisonment. Subsequently, naroda patiya was one of many towns in gujarat affected by riots in. While the abovementioned verdicts stand out, individually and collectively, so far as criminal jurisprudence in the context of communal violence is concerned, the naroda patiya judgement is especially signifi. The worst attack was at naroda patiya, where a settlement of 25,000 muslims.
According to the prosecution case, the victims mainly hailed from muslim community. Full text naroda patiya trial judgment full text of historic verdict delivered by judge jyotsana yagnik. Society at chamanpura, naroda patiya and sardarpura. The case was tried at a fast court by the vadodara sessions court judge hemantsinh u mahida. So far 54 persons have been arrested, out of which 51 are out on bail. Without doubt, the naroda patiya verdict was a proud moment for the judiciary and the countrys democratic polity. His identity was being to the media by the inspector on the day of the blast, therefore he was to be protected with extra protection by mumbai police. The group of eight session cases popularly known as. Ninetyseven people had been killed at naroda patiya in ahmedabad during postgodhra riots in gujarat in 2002. Initially, the learned judge before whom the three applications were submitted and who has passed the impugned order below the said applications was designated to conduct the trial in sessions case no. Apr 21, 2018 the gujarat high court on friday acquitted kodnani in naroda patiya massacre case. The gujarat government will seek death penalty for maya kodnani, a former minister in narendra modi government, bajrang dal leader babu bajrangi and eight others when it files an appeal in the high court against the special.
Fourteen people died in the best bakery incident, v adodara. This court after detailed hearing of the matter, dismissed the same. The communal violence at naroda was deemed the largest single case of mass murder during. Justice delivered, the naroda patiya verdict sabrangindia. Aug 31, 2012 naroda patiya special trial court judgement convicting 32 powerful accused. The naroda patiya massacre took place on 28 february 2002 at naroda, in ahmedabad, india. Jul 24, 2015 a twojudge bench has recused itself from hearing a case related to one of the bloodiest episodes of 2002 gujarat riots the case involving the massacre of over 100 people in naroda patiya. On april 23, 2015, babu bajrangi, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 2002 naroda patiya massacre in which 97 people were murdered in broad daylight, was released on bail by the gujarat high court for an urgent eye operation. Cjp is committed to continuing its quest for exemplary justice. The gujarat high court on friday acquitted former state bjp minister mayaben kodnani, a key accused in the 2002 naroda patiya riots case. Hc acquits maya kodnani in naroda patiya riots case deccan. She maya kodnani was a kingpin of naroda patiya massacre and she is one of the. The court observed while granting bail that the high court verdict of conviction was debatable and that they should be released on bail since their appeal hearing would take time.
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