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Mumbai blasts case

The Mumbai bomb blasts case, spanning 12 long years, in which 123 accused faced trial and 686 witnesses were examined, will perhaps go down as the most laborious criminal case ever tried in India. P.D. Kode of the special court has said he will deal with the accused in batches. Considering the large number of accused, it appears to be a fair decision.

Ganapathi Bhat,
Akola, Maharashtra

At last the special court in Mumbai has concluded its findings. While the investigating agencies and the prosecution did a good job, it took a long time. The verdict is set to be pronounced in batches. But the matter is unlikely to rest after it is delivered. There will be a provision for the accused to go on appeal. How much longer will one have to wait for the last word to be said?

E. Sivasankaran,
Coimbatore

The verdict has come after years of agonising wait for the victims of the blasts. The delayed pronouncement, that too in a phased manner, is a disappointment. As long as Dawood Ibrahim is not brought to justice, the verdict will remain incomplete.

Inamdar Ramchandra,
Bangalore

It is indeed unfortunate that it has taken so long for our judicial process to give a verdict, that too in bits and pieces. Unless justice is speedy, prompt and swift, the people will lose confidence in the system.

S.P. Sharma,
Mumbai

The Mumbai blasts case is another of the many cases of justice delayed. It joins a long list of cases — including the Jessica Lal and the Bhopal Gas leak cases — which have eroded our trust and respect in the legal system. There is an urgent need for amendment in the procedural laws.

Arva Merchant,
Pune

The outburst of Yakub Memon, who has been pronounced guilty, charging the court with labelling `innocent' people like him as `terrorists,' is amusing. His reference to the land of Mahatma Gandhi is ironical. He should talk to the relatives of the 257 people who were killed in the blasts. No one even remotely associated with the bombings should be spared. Let governments show unwillingness to tackle terrorism, courts should not.

Putcha Satish Kumar,
Hyderabad

Now that justice is in sight for the victims of the 1993 blasts, it is hoped justice will be done in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case too. One of the reasons for the delay in the blasts case is that many prime accused have fled the country. But those accused of bringing down the Babri Masjid are in India and thankfully not in power.

Ali Jafar Abedi,
Aligarh, U.P.

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