TADA Judge To Start Dictation In 1993 Mumbai Blasts

The 1993 serial bomb blasts case has finally come to an end with a Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act court all set to start dictation of its verdict from Thursday in the presence of all the 123 accused, including actor Sanjay Dutt.

Ninety-four accused on bail and 29 in custody have been summoned to the court by designated Judge P D Kode who will start dictating the verdict 13 years after the blasts rocked Mumbai killing 257 persons and injuring 713.

The court may take more than a fortnight to deliver the entire verdict considering the testimony of 686 witnesses in over 13,000 pages of evidence tendered by them -- a record of sorts in Indian legal history.