Babri Masjid demolition case: AIMPLB to maneuver SC in opposition to CBI court docket acquittal of 32 accused
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AYODHYA: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will transfer the Supreme Court in opposition to a CBI particular court docket acquittal of all of the 32 accused within the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, an official of the board mentioned on Wednesday.
The CBI court docket had on September 30, 2020 acquitted the accused together with former deputy prime minister L Ok Advani within the case after which two Ayodhya residents — Haji Mahboob and Syed Akhlaq — moved a revision petition earlier than the Allahabad High Court.
A two-judge bench of the High Court rejected the revision petition on November 9 this 12 months, saying the appellants had no locus to problem the judgment as they weren’t victims of the case.
AIMPLB government member and spokesperson Syed Qasil Rasool Ilyas mentioned the board has now determined to maneuver the Supreme Court in opposition to the acquittal.
“We are certainly going to approach the Supreme Court as the apex court in the Ayodhya Verdict itself has accepted that the demolition of Babri Masjid was a criminal act,” he informed PTI.
“The five-judge Supreme Court bench that delivered the historic Ayodhya verdict had termed the Babri Masjid destruction a serious violation of the rule of law and the accused are still out of the reach of Law,” he added.
He mentioned appellants Haji Mahboob and Syed Akhlaq have been CBI witnesses and their homes have been attacked and burnt on December 6, 1992 by a mob that was gathered by the accused.
He mentioned Mahboob and Akhlaq lived within the shut neighborhood of Babri Masjid.
Mahboob and Akhlaq had moved the High Court on January 8, 2021 in opposition to the CBI Court judgement.
While rejecting the petition, the High Court mentioned in its order, “In view of the foregoing discussion, this Court is of the opinion that the instant criminal appeal filed on behalf of the appellants under Section 372 Cr.P.C., under the facts and circumstances of the case, is liable to be dismissed on the ground of non-availability of the locus of the appellants to challenge the impugned judgment and order dated September, 30, 2020 passed by the trial Court, hence the same is, accordingly, dismissed.”
AYODHYA: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will transfer the Supreme Court in opposition to a CBI particular court docket acquittal of all of the 32 accused within the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, an official of the board mentioned on Wednesday.
The CBI court docket had on September 30, 2020 acquitted the accused together with former deputy prime minister L Ok Advani within the case after which two Ayodhya residents — Haji Mahboob and Syed Akhlaq — moved a revision petition earlier than the Allahabad High Court.
A two-judge bench of the High Court rejected the revision petition on November 9 this 12 months, saying the appellants had no locus to problem the judgment as they weren’t victims of the case.
AIMPLB government member and spokesperson Syed Qasil Rasool Ilyas mentioned the board has now determined to maneuver the Supreme Court in opposition to the acquittal.
“We are certainly going to approach the Supreme Court as the apex court in the Ayodhya Verdict itself has accepted that the demolition of Babri Masjid was a criminal act,” he informed PTI.
“The five-judge Supreme Court bench that delivered the historic Ayodhya verdict had termed the Babri Masjid destruction a serious violation of the rule of law and the accused are still out of the reach of Law,” he added.
He mentioned appellants Haji Mahboob and Syed Akhlaq have been CBI witnesses and their homes have been attacked and burnt on December 6, 1992 by a mob that was gathered by the accused.
He mentioned Mahboob and Akhlaq lived within the shut neighborhood of Babri Masjid.
Mahboob and Akhlaq had moved the High Court on January 8, 2021 in opposition to the CBI Court judgement.
While rejecting the petition, the High Court mentioned in its order, “In view of the foregoing discussion, this Court is of the opinion that the instant criminal appeal filed on behalf of the appellants under Section 372 Cr.P.C., under the facts and circumstances of the case, is liable to be dismissed on the ground of non-availability of the locus of the appellants to challenge the impugned judgment and order dated September, 30, 2020 passed by the trial Court, hence the same is, accordingly, dismissed.”
