Trial court judge requested to visit the gujarat communal. We urge our readers to treat this issue as a special edition of cc covering the period augustnovember 2012. Fourteen people died in the best bakery incident, v adodara. Maya, a gynaecologist, was convicted by a special sit. The gujarat high court on friday acquitted former state bjp minister mayaben kodnani, a key accused in the 2002 naroda patiya riots case. The best bakery case also called tulsi bakery case was a legal case involving the burning down of the best bakery, a small outlet in the hanuman tekri area in vadodara, gujarat, india, on 1 march 2002. The group of eight session cases popularly known as naroda patiya case, is turned out of the occurrence of killing of kar sevaks at godhra in sabarmati express on 27022002, while the train coming from ayodhya halted at godhra. Following the initial riot incidents, there were further outbreaks of violence in ahmedabad for three months. We urge our readers to treat this issue as a special edition of. Page 69 of the report sit chairman rk raghavan further comments that modis statement accusing some elements in godhra and the neighbourhood as possessing a criminal tendency was sweeping and offensive photo. Gujarat high court acquits former bjp minister maya kodnani,17 others the naroda patiya massacre, in which 97 muslims were killed, was among the most brutal cases in the postgodhra violence in 2002. In the other gujarat verdicts, those convicted were mere foot soldiers. Til the young muslim boys who had stood at the gate of. Then followed the judgement in the naroda patiya case in end august 2012 when 32 of the accused were sentenced to life imprisonment.
While the naroda patiya judgment of the special court in 2009, which convicted maya kodnani among others, also relied on criminal conspiracy, the delhi high court has firmly entrenched the use of criminal conspiracy as an independent crime against those who are accused of mass crimes. Centre imposed lockdown without preparation, wasted time during initial days, says congress adhir ranjan chowdhury. Excerpts from the judgement in the naroda patiya case editors note0 background0 list of accused quality of witness testimony previous investigation. Maya surendrakumar kodnani is a former minister of state for women and child development in the government of gujarat.
On the other hand, in the naroda patiya judgment in the case of the rapes and. The appointment of special prosecutors and adoption of procedures to ensure protection of victims of the crime was also recommended. Asaram bapu gets life term in the 20 rape case read judgment akanksha jain. Instead it acquitted the accused and mentioned in its judgment that the investigation was not conducted properly. Tmc leader sougata roy accuses narendra modi of failing to provide a roadmap for economic revival despite lockdown extension. The main convict in the naroda patiya massacre, mayaben kodnani was the minister for women and child development and was forced to resign after she was charge sheeted in the naroda patiya case. On the other hand, in the naroda patiya judgment in the case of the rapes and murders of muslims in this part of gujarat, the court held that it cannot go down the route of giving the death penalty but preferred a graded system of life imprisonment based upon the degree of culpability of the different offenders. Justice delivered, the naroda patiya verdict sabrangindia. The supreme court confirmed the death sentence on ajmal kasab and the gujarat high court indicted 32 people in the naroda patiya case. Five years after the gujarat riots, zakia had made allegations against modi and the officers from the state machinery. The supreme court of indias best bakery judgment, 2004 under the criminal procedure code. The 2002 gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 gujarat violence and the gujarat pogrom, was a threeday period of intercommunal violence in the western indian state of gujarat.
Hc acquits maya kodnani in naroda patiya riots case. A division bench comprising justice harsha devani and justice a. Courts should realise that as long as there is life, there is room for reform, and that justice without delay provides. The truth about the godhra sit report heres the smoking gun. Court cannot act upon a document or the arbitration clause therein, if the document is not duly stamped. The naroda patiya massacre took place on 28 february 2002 at naroda, in ahmedabad, india, during the 2002 gujarat riots. The doctor who performed autopsy on the bodies of three victims of the naroda patiya massacre during the 2002 communal riots in gujarat has denied that the womb of a pregnant woman was slit open by the attackers. The gujarat high court, last year, upheld the judgment of the metropolitan court and rejected zakias allegations that cases such as naroda patiya, naroda gam and gulberg were part of a larger conspiracy. Gujarat high court verdict triumph of truth, maya kodnani. What judicial responsibility must mean in the age of the death penalty. Naroda patiya case wherein present petitioners were accused persons vide judgment of conviction dated 29. Women committed only 12% of all serious assaults, and the majority of crimes committed by women were mild forms of lawbreaking. The gujarat high court last week awarded ten years of rigorous imprisonment to three convicts in the 2002 naroda patiya massacre case, in view of. Amit shah appears in court as defence witness for maya kodnani.
Naroda patiya massacre wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Incriminating video transcripts yet untested as evidence. Bci writes to pm modi, cms seeking financial assistance for young lawyers. Kodnani joined the 12th legislative assembly of gujarat after being elected to represent the constituency of naroda as a candidate for the bharatiya janata party in 2012, kodnani was sentenced to twentyeight years imprisonment for her participation in the naroda patiya. India witnessed the almost simultaneous release of two verdicts. What judicial responsibility must mean in the age of the. Gujarat riots myth 16 a muslim pregnant womans womb was. Dr patel, although expected to be charged in the naroda patiya massacres, awaits the verdict of another trial known as the naroda gam case where 11 people were killed. Gujarat high court acquits former bjp minister maya kodnani,17 others. Naroda patiya massacre project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Maya kodnani and babu bajrangi of the vhp are serving lifesentence for the naroda patiya massacre. But included among those given life sentences in the naroda patiya case are babu bajrangi and dr maya kodnani. We are happy to place edited excerpts of this landmark judgement before our readers. Dr patel is alleged to have been in close contact via telephone with the main accused in the naroda patiya massacres including dr kodnani. Two companies get commercial approval for covid19 testing kits, icmr fastracks approval procedure. Each judgement in itself offered high drama, but the juxtaposition of the two conveyed a wider sense of how justice is presented and consumed. This fact is documented in the naroda patiya judgement in which over 30 people were convicted including modis minister mayaben kodnani and babu. The gujarat government will seek death penalty for maya kodnani, a former minister in narendra modi government, bajrang dal leader babu bajrangi and eight others when it files an appeal in the high court against the special courts judgement in 2002 naroda patiya riot case. In the us, crime data for the year 1990 pdf shows that there were 9211 crimes committed by men, with only 2122 crimes committed by women. A medical doctor by training mayaben has been an active member of the rashtra sevika. Gujarat police criminal conspiracy sting operation failure of the sit to substantiate evidence. Hindutva chauvinism and patriarchy in gujarat archana prasad.
Naroda patiya massacre last updated march 20, 2020. Ninetyseven people had been killed at naroda patiya in ahmedabad during postgodhra riots in gujarat in 2002. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The special investigation team sit today submitted eye witness accounts of 12 people before a special court hearing the 2002 naroda gam massacre case. The naroda patiya massacre loweralpha 2 took place on 28 february 2002 at naroda, loweralpha 3 in ahmedabad, india, during the 2002 gujarat riots. Its not just the quantity, its the nature of crime too. The gujarat high court on friday acquitted kodnani in naroda patiya massacre case. Modi had visited naroda patiya on the evening of 28. On the other hand, in the naroda patiya judgment in the case of the rapes and murders of muslims in.
The high court pronounced its verdict saying that the charges against maya kodnani could not be. Read this story in gujarati read this story in marathi in video. The judgment in the 16 december delhi rape case imposed the death penalty based upon the depravity of the offence and the demands of the collective conscience of society. Society, naroda patiya and other places by saying that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. On the other hand, in the naroda patiya judgment in the case of the rapes and murders of muslims in this part of gujarat, the court held that it cannot go down the route of giving the death penalty but preferred a graded system of life imprisonment based. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. During the incident, a mob targeted the sheikh family who ran the bakery and had taken refuge inside, resulting in the deaths of 14 11 muslims including family members and 3 hindu employees of. Gujarat government to seek death penalty for maya kodnani.
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