Advocates:
IRSHAD AHMADHEMANTIKA WAHI

REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS. 2295-2296 OF 2010

Adambhai Sulemanbhai Ajmeri & Ors. …Appellants

Versus

State of Gujarat

...Respondent

WITH

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 45 OF 2011

J U D G M E N T

V.GOPALA GOWDA, J.

These appeals are filed by the convicted accused-

appellants as they are aggrieved by the conviction and

sentences awarded to them by the Special Court (POTA),

Crl.A.Nos.2295-2296 of 2010 -2-

and confirmed by the High Court of Gujarat for the

offences punishable under the provisions of the Indian

Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter ‘IPC’), the Arms Act,

1959, the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and the

Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (hereinafter ‘POTA’)

as per list in para 2 below, for the attack on the

Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar between the afternoon

of

24.09.2002

and

early

morning

of

25.09.2002,

wherein 33 people were killed and more than 85 people

were injured.

2. The following list outlines the charges against

each of the accused and the conviction and sentences

meted out to them by the Special Court (POTA),

Ahme