The Bombay High court has started to hear a bail plea filed by one of the accused in the Malegaon Blasts 2008 and former colonel Prasad Purohit. Earlier, the trial court as well as the High Court had rejected his bail plea keeping in mind his role in recovery of RDX in the case.

Later, the Supreme Court had intervened and by setting aside High Court’s rejection had ordered a special to restore the hearing. However, the special judge had rejected his bail plea due to which he came to High court.

Purohit’s lawyer Shrikant Shivde argued in the high court before the judges Naresh Patil and Prakash Naik, that National Investigation Agency (NIA) had dropped all the MCOCA charges against all the accused in the case. He will continue to argue on law points on Thursday.

Meanwhile, a special NIA court has demanded a reply from the investigation Agency on Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and two other accused in 2008 Malegaon blasts case on an application filed by a victim Nissar Ahmed Bilal, a man who suffered in the blast on September 29, 2008 in Malegaon in which six people died,seeking to intervene in the accused bail plea.

He has demanded, through his lawyer, Wahab Khan, before the case being handed over to the NIA, the ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) had put on serious charges on the accused, which was being removed by NIA, and the ATS ought to be issued a bail plea.

The court has adjourned the hearing till June 10 when J P Mishra, Sadhvi’s lawyer is expected to file a reply.

By Prajakt K.