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MCOCA not applicable in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case: NIA to court

FP Archives • February 3, 2016, 10:03:53 IST
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday told a special court in Mumbai that it was of the opinion that stringent MCOCA was not applicable in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and the Attorney Generals opinion is being sought in this regard.

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MCOCA not applicable in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case: NIA to court

Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday told a special court in Mumbai that it was of the opinion that stringent MCOCA was not applicable in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and the Attorney Generals opinion is being sought in this regard. Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit and Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur of a right wing group are among the accused in the case. [caption id=“attachment_2609452” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![Police officials stand guard at a blast site outside a mosque in Malegaon, 9 September, 2006. Reuters](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MALEGAON-REUTERS.jpg) Police officials stand guard at a blast site outside a mosque in Malegaon, 9 September, 2006. Reuters[/caption] “The prosecution is awaiting necessary advice from senior supervisory officers and law officers at NIA, New Delhi, and they are now of the opinion that MCOCA is not invokable in the instant case,” the NIA told the special court Judge S D Tekale. “Since the issue is important, it has been referred to the Ministry of Home Affairs with the request that the opinion of the Attorney General of India (AGI) should be obtained in this matter,” it added. The court adjourned the case till 15 February after Special Public Prosecutor Avinash Rasal sought it saying that they were waiting for the AGIs reply to NIAs letter. The court had fixed the matter today for framing of charges in the case. However, the judge adjourned the hearing till 15 February and told the prosecution that if the agency fails to file a report till the next date of hearing, then it would go ahead with the case. Meanwhile, Aparna Purohit, wife of accused Prasad Shrikant Purohit, told reporters that with NIAs letter being sent to the AGI, the case has come full circle as the MCOCA court had dropped the stringent law from the case in 2009 but the Bombay High Court had reversed the order. PTI

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