Malegaon blast case: Why Sadhavi Pragya, Col Purohit and others were acquitted; Verdict Details
"The court cannot convict anyone merely on perception and moral evidence; there has to be cogent evidence," the court said while delivering the judgment.
"The court cannot convict anyone merely on perception and moral evidence; there has to be cogent evidence," the court said while delivering the judgment.
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Thursday acquitted all the seven, including former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Colonel Prasad Purohit, in the 2008 Malegaon Blasts case.
Thakur had made the remarks while a discussion was underway on the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, attracting Opposition's fury.
An in-camera hearing is conducted in private with only the judge, lawyers, accused and witnesses concerned in attendance. The proceedings of such hearing are not made known to the media or the members of the public.
