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Supreme Court stays Delhi HC order to prematurely release 1993 Bowbazar blast convict
The Hindu··23 Jun
The Hindu reported that on June 23 a Bench of Justices P.K. Mishra and Sanjeev Sachdeva stayed the release of 78-year-old Rashid Khan, serving life for the March 16, 1993 Kolkata blasts that killed 69 people in a densely populated area.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Terror convict remission cases face stricter apex court scrutiny.
- Victims' families watch early-release petitions closely.
- State boards and courts may diverge on serious offences.
What's Happening
- SC stayed Rashid Khan's premature release on June 23.
- Bengal challenged a June 5 High Court order.
- The case is listed for hearing in early July.
Case History
- 69 people died in the 1993 Bowbazar blasts.
- Khan has been jailed since his 1993 arrest.
- He was convicted in August 2001 under TADA.
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