The decision sets aside a September 29 trial court order that had granted bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The National Investigation Agency successfully appealed the verdict, contending that the lower court improperly evaluated the chargesheet concerning the vehicle loaded with gelatin sticks. Despite arguments regarding his prolonged custody since March 2021, forensic findings confirmed explosive materials were present, justifying the continued application of stringent anti-terror provisions.
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Dismissed police officer Sachin Waze will remain in custody following the successful appe…: Dismissed police officer Sachin Waze will remain in custody following the successful appeal by the National Investigation Agency.
The high court rejected the trial court's earlier stance that the allegations failed to m…: The high court rejected the trial court's earlier stance that the allegations failed to meet the threshold of a terrorist offense.
Prosecutors maintained that anti-terror statutory provisions apply even though the vehicl…: Prosecutors maintained that anti-terror statutory provisions apply even though the vehicle filled with explosives lacked attached detonators.
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MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted by a special NIA trial court to Sachin Waze in the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case.
A special bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Neela Gokhale, while pronouncing the judgment, said, "The order passed by special trial court on Sept 29 order in bail application (filed by Waze) is quashed and set aside and the appeal filed by NIA stands allowed." The reasoned order will follow.
On October 16, the HC had concluded hearing an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) against the bail granted to the dismissed police officer by a special trial court and reserved the matter for orders. The HC bench had earlier stayed the bail order.
On September 29, a special NIA trial court judge in Mumbai had directed Waze's release on bail, holding that no offence of a ‘terrorist act’ was prima facie evident under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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