Mumbai, September 29: The Bombay High Court today admitted an appeal filed by Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab challenging the death sentence awarded to him for his role in the 26/11 terror attacks.
Justices Ranjana Desai and R V More said the appeal would be heard along with the matter pertaining to confirmation of death sentence imposed on Kasab by the trial court for killing 166 people in the dastardly attacks.
The judges, however, deferred till October 6 their ruling on who should be asked to open arguments — the state or the defence.
The bench said there are judgements to show that the prosecution should open the arguments first and then the convict would have an opportunity to defend himself.
Kasab’s lawyer Amin Solkar said the state should argue first on confirmation of death sentence and he would follow later with submissions on appeal filed by his client.
–Agencies