The Supreme Court will hear Ajmal Amir Kasab's plea against the death sentence, which was awarded to him on May 6 last year. Kasab was charged with numerous charges and the court will be assisted by Raju Ramachandran.
THE SUPREME COURT on Monday will hear the plea of lone Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab against the death sentence, which was awarded to him for the infamous 26/11 Mumbai carnage. As per media reports, amongst the many charges, the court also slapped other charges on Kasab that included criminal conspiracy, waging war against the nation and murder.
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Kasab had forwarded his petition through jail authorities to which the apex court had appointed Raju Ramachandran as the amicus curie (friend of the court) for deciding the fate of the appeal. A bench of justices comprising Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai will hear the plea.
On September 2, the Supreme Court had heard the plea of the Maharashtra government against the acquittal of two more suspects Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed.
Earlier on February 21, the Bombay High Court had upheld the trial court order of Kasab and termed the act as brutal and diabolical attacks, that was aimed at destabilising the government. Apart from this, the Court had also upheld his conviction on nineteen other charges of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which included Arms Act, Explosives Act, Explosive Substances Act, Foreigners Act, Passport Act and Railway Act. Kasab was the only terrorist to be caught alive and was awarded death sentence by a special court on May 6 last year.