Supreme Court dismisses 1993 Bombay blasts convict's plea

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by Muhammad Moin Faridulla Qureshi, serving a life term after conviction in the 1993 Mumbai blasts' case, seeking leniency under the Juvenile Justice Act.

Qureshi had moved the top court under Article 32 of the Constitution.

A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee said on Friday that the relief sought in the petition would essentially require the court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 32, to overturn the sentence imposed on the petitioner in the TADA case by a designated court, when the conviction and sentence have been upheld by this court in the criminal appeal.

''The remedy of a petition under Article 32 would thus not be available in the light of the above facts. The petition is hence dismissed on grounds of maintainability," said the bench.

However, the top court did not express any opinion on the submissions of Senior Advocate S Nagamuth, appearing for the petitioner, that his client would be advised to file a curative petition. The petitioner had moved the top court through a writ of certiorari for setting aside his sentence while maintaining his conviction and for the grant of the benefit of juvenility. (IANS)

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