Bomb explosion near Chinnaswamy stadium: Verdict on Monday
Bengaluru, July 08: The NIA Special Court would announce the punishment to the accused who admitted to their involvement in the bomb explosion case near Chinnaswamy stadium in the city.
Accused Kamal Hasan, Gohar Azeez Khomeini and Kapil Aktar who were arrested on charges of hatching out a conspiracy and helped the main accused in the bomb explosion case, had admitted to their involvement before the court. Judge Siddalinga Prabhu would announce the punishment on Monday.
The court had given permission to the accused to rethink about their decision to admit to the crime. Now, everybody is curious to know whether the accused would stick to their earlier decision or reverse their statement.
Hearing before announcing verdict
Before announcing the verdict in the case, hearing would start on Monday at 10.45 am in the special court. The court would once again get the statements from the accused. Later, the public prosecutor and the advocates would argue about the case. Already, the public prosecutor had appealed the court to award maximum punishment and penalty to the accused.
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SC asks states to treat rising child trafficking cases as grave; seeks coordinated action
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court has voiced grave concern over rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country and if States and Union territories do not take immediate action, thing will go beyond control.
The court said only the state government and its home department can act vigilantly in this regard.
“As a court we can monitor, but ultimately the action has to be on the part of the state government, the police, and other agencies. Therefore, this is our humble request”, a bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said during the hearing of a plea on Wednesday.
The bench was irked over the "lackadaisical" approach of several states and UTs in implementing a 2025 judgment aimed at dismantling organised trafficking networks.
Justice Viswanathan said the retrieval of children in some cases proves the problem can be tackled, but it requires a level of political and administrative will which is lacking at present.
The verdict, delivered on April 15, 2025, had mandated several institutional reforms, including completion of trials in trafficking cases within six months on a day-to-day basis.
It had also directed strengthening of Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and improving investigation standards.
Besides asking for setting up of state-level committees to monitor vulnerable trafficking hotspots, it had asked the authorities to treat missing children cases as trafficking unless proven otherwise.
Earlier, the bench had termed the compliance reports filed by a few states as "nothing but an eye wash."
On Wednesday, the bench noted that Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Haryana, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Odisha, and Punjab had still failed to file reports in the prescribed format.
When the home secretary of Madhya Pradesh offered an apology for the lapse, the bench granted a "final opportunity" but warned that continued failure would lead to states being officially branded as "defaulting".
The bench noted that at least 15 states are yet to constitute review committees mandated to identify and monitor trafficking-prone areas.
The matter will now be heard on April 29.
