By: Imran Gowhar Date: 2010-08-20 Place: Bangalore
State creates history by filing India's longest affidavit ever, against Bangalore blasts case accused Abdul Nasser Madani
The state has created a history by filing a longest affidavit ever, against the 31st and most high profile accused in the Bangalore blasts case, Abdul Nasser Madani.
The state has filed an affidavit before the Karnataka High Court accusing him of wanting to form an Islamic India.
State Public Prosecutor HS Chandramouli, who filed the objections said that this is a historic one since never in the history of any criminal jurisprudence has such a lengthy objection been filed.
He said that the objections that narrate the modus operandi alone, run into 57 pages apart from the affidavit.
Opposing his application seeking discharge from the case, the state in the affidavit says that Madani conspired to make India into an Islamic nation, and Bangalore blasts was just the tip of the iceberg.
Not only do they accuse him of co-conspiring the serial blasts at Bangalore, but they also accuse him of being involved in the circulation of fake currency in order to destabilise the economy.
The affidavit further goes on to accuse him of planning a proxy war against the nation by using members of the PDP.
He had also planned on engaging other fundamental outfits to carry out this operation, the affidavit also mentions.
The state of Karnataka also states before the court that Madani had helped get the bombs, microchips manufactured which were finally used in the case.
What the State says
The government goes on to state that since the accused is high profile in nature and there is a need to
complete the trial against him urgently, a special court be set up for this purpose.
The state government says that there is an utmost need to complete the trial soon since there is every possibility of this man's associates destroying evidence.
"Forming an Islamic state" may be an ideal most Muslims might find quite natural for a Muslim to aspire to. The idea may be abhorrent in the Indian context only because a theological state runs counter to the values of the Indian constitution. Nevertheless, Madani's aspiring to it is unlikely to be considered as tantamount to seeking overthrow of the current government and constitution through violent means. Taking to violence, whatever the motive, is a legal offence and the investigation agencies have to prove that Madani was spearheading a violent enterprise. The investigation agencies could pin Madani just by establishing he was in contact with Nasir before and after the blasts. Surely the phone call logs would be sufficient circumstantial evidence. Establishing that Madani travelled to Coorg would cook the goose for Madani. But are the police anywhere near proving this? Going by Nasir's word won't be good enough.
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/aug/200810-Abdul-Nasser-Madani-Bangalore-blasts-High-Court.htm
State creates history by filing India's longest affidavit ever, against Bangalore blasts case accused Abdul Nasser Madani
The state has created a history by filing a longest affidavit ever, against the 31st and most high profile accused in the Bangalore blasts case, Abdul Nasser Madani.
The state has filed an affidavit before the Karnataka High Court accusing him of wanting to form an Islamic India.
State Public Prosecutor HS Chandramouli, who filed the objections said that this is a historic one since never in the history of any criminal jurisprudence has such a lengthy objection been filed.
He said that the objections that narrate the modus operandi alone, run into 57 pages apart from the affidavit.
Opposing his application seeking discharge from the case, the state in the affidavit says that Madani conspired to make India into an Islamic nation, and Bangalore blasts was just the tip of the iceberg.
Not only do they accuse him of co-conspiring the serial blasts at Bangalore, but they also accuse him of being involved in the circulation of fake currency in order to destabilise the economy.
The affidavit further goes on to accuse him of planning a proxy war against the nation by using members of the PDP.
He had also planned on engaging other fundamental outfits to carry out this operation, the affidavit also mentions.
The state of Karnataka also states before the court that Madani had helped get the bombs, microchips manufactured which were finally used in the case.
What the State says
The government goes on to state that since the accused is high profile in nature and there is a need to
complete the trial against him urgently, a special court be set up for this purpose.
The state government says that there is an utmost need to complete the trial soon since there is every possibility of this man's associates destroying evidence.
"Forming an Islamic state" may be an ideal most Muslims might find quite natural for a Muslim to aspire to. The idea may be abhorrent in the Indian context only because a theological state runs counter to the values of the Indian constitution. Nevertheless, Madani's aspiring to it is unlikely to be considered as tantamount to seeking overthrow of the current government and constitution through violent means. Taking to violence, whatever the motive, is a legal offence and the investigation agencies have to prove that Madani was spearheading a violent enterprise. The investigation agencies could pin Madani just by establishing he was in contact with Nasir before and after the blasts. Surely the phone call logs would be sufficient circumstantial evidence. Establishing that Madani travelled to Coorg would cook the goose for Madani. But are the police anywhere near proving this? Going by Nasir's word won't be good enough.
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/aug/200810-Abdul-Nasser-Madani-Bangalore-blasts-High-Court.htm
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