The Supreme Court set aside a death sentence in the 1996 Rajasthan bus blast case, ordering a fresh trial in the decades-old Samleti bomb blast matter.
The case relates to a bombing that took place nearly three decades ago, and the court’s decision to order a retrial reopens legal proceedings that had earlier resulted in a capital punishment verdict. The ruling means the case will return to trial court for fresh examination rather than standing on the previous sentence.
The apex court’s order adds to a series of rulings in recent years revisiting older terrorism and bombing cases where procedural or evidentiary concerns have been raised on appeal.
The Samleti case had drawn significant attention when it was first prosecuted, and a retrial reopens questions about evidence and procedure that defense counsel had raised in earlier stages of the appeal.
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