Godhra Case: Supreme Court Seeks Gujarat's Response On Some Bail Requests
NDTV
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that it was not "merely a stone-pelting" case, as the convicts had bolted a bogey of the Sabarmati Express.
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Gujarat government's response on the bail pleas of some convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train coach-burning case.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared in the matter on behalf of the Gujarat government, that it was not "merely a stone-pelting" case as the convicts had bolted a bogey of the Sabarmati Express, leading to the death of several passengers on the train.
"Some are saying their role was just stone pelting. But when you lock a bogey from outside, light it on fire and then pelt stones, it is not just stone pelting," the top law officer told the bench, also comprising justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala.
"Alright, you examine this. We will list (the bail pleas) after two weeks," the bench told Mr Mehta.
