JUDGMENT

HARJIT SINGH BEDI, J.

1. These appeals, at the instance of the Central Bureau of Investigation, are directed against the order of the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (herein called TADA) dated 26th February 2009 allowing the application of the respondent herein and directing that the evidence collected before 31st December 1997 in the Bombay Blast Case (BBC) No.1 of 1993 could not be used against him unless the witnesses already examined were allowed to be cross-examined by the respondent.

2. The facts are as under: On the 12th March, 1993, a series of bomb blasts took place in Bombay and its surrounding areas resulting in the Crl. Appeal Nos.920- 922/2009 death of 257 persons, injuries to 713 and damage of Rs.27 crores to property. The State