New Delhi, February 15: The Supreme Court today stayed all proceedings initiated in Gujarat against the 63 accused persons in cases relating to a series of bomb blasts that had occurred accross the country in 2008.
A Bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and T S Thakur issued a notice to Gujarat government on the plea of all the accused seeking transfer of the cases outside the state to ensure fair trial.
“There is threat to the safety of the accused and their right to a free, fair and unbiased trial in Gujarat,” the petition filed on their behalf by advocate Prashant Bhushan said.
The accused arrested from different parts of the country sought that they be shifted to jails outside Gujarat alleging they were being subjected to the torture by the police as well as jail authorities.
–Agencies