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Babri Mosque demolition case : Advani to face trial |
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The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has set aside a trial court order discharging BJP President L.K. Advani in the Babri Masjid demolition case. Disposing of the criminal revision petition filed against Advani’s discharge by a Rae Bareli court in September 2003, the Court directed Advani to appear before the trial court on July 28.
Justice Tripathi allowed the criminal revision petition, filed by Haji Mehboob and Mohd. Siddique, and set aside the impugned order in so far as it related to the discharge of Advani.
“It is directed that L.K. Advani along with criminal revision petitioners - Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, Ashok Singhal, Acharya Giriraj Kishore, Vishnu Hari Dalmiya and Sadhvi Ritambhara - shall be charged and tried for offences under section 149 and sub-section (1) of 505 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 149 in accordance with the law,” Justice Tripathi said in his 45-page order.
Observers say that the court order may have serious repercussions for the BJP president’s prime-ministerial ambitions as he is now saddled with a charge-sheet handicap.
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