
All of the accused in the case received notice from a bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh, who stated that the high court's ruling would not be regarded as a precedent. However, the accused's release from prison was not halted by the court.
The events occurred when the Maharashtra government was contesting the High Court's decision in a petition before the highest court.
In under 11 minutes on July 11, 2006, seven bomb explosions tore through separate Mumbai local trains, killing over 180 people. The High Court cleared all 12 defendants on Monday, ruling that it was "hard to believe the accused committed the crime" and that the prosecution had completely failed to prove its case.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who represented the Maharashtra government before the Supreme Court, requested a stay on the verdict but did not insist on a hold on the acquitted individuals' discharge.
"I am seeking stay, not to bring them back to jail. Certain findings of laws will affect the MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act) trial. May consider saying they may not be required in jail," he said.
According to the court, there was no chance of returning the accused to prison because they had all been discharged. "However, on submissions of learned SG, the impugned judgment will not be treated as precedent," it read.
According to Justice Sundresh, he discovered that several of the defendants are Pakistani nationals after reading the case files.