SC stays the execution of Yakub Memon convict Mumbai blasts case 1993

Dr Suchithra Menon C

3 Jun 2014 7:31 AM IST

  • SC stays the execution of Yakub Memon convict Mumbai blasts case 1993

    The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Further, the apex court referred a plea that review petitions in death penalty cases should not be heard and decided in chamber proceedings to the Constitution bench.The 1993 series of bomb blast in Mumbai had claimed 257 lives and left 713 injured.In 1994, Yakub was arrested...

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