The Bombay High Court on Friday acquitted a man convicted with sentence to death for double murder by pouring acid on the victims on the ground that the evidence against him was filled with inconsistencies.
Severely criticising the prosecution for not just shoddy investigation but also “fabricating evidence”, the Bombay High Court on Friday acquitted a man who was sentenced to death for allegedly killing his colleague and his wife by pouring acid on them while they were sleeping.
Mr Shaikh and the other accused in the case have been charged with criminal conspiracy and waging war against the nation, under provisions of the Indian Penal Code, MCOCA, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act and the Explosives Act.
The Bombay High Court has directed a special court here to re-adjudicate an application filed by Mubin Shaikh, arrested in 2008 for allegedly being a member of the banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, challenging the invocation of provisions of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
The HC was hearing an appeal filed by Shaikh challenging the April 2019 order of the special court dismissing his application against the invocation of MCOCA.