Supreme Court on Yasin Malik Case: ‘Even Ajmal Kasab Was Given Fair Trial’

Supreme Court on Yasin Malik Case: On Thursday, the Supreme Court hinted at the possibility of establishing a courtroom inside Delhi’s Tihar jail for Jammu and Kashmir separatist Yasin Malik in a kidnap trial.

The apex court also said “Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country.”

A bench comprising of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih, was considering a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) application in connection with the appeal against a ruling made by a Special TADA court in Jammu in September last year.

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He is presently serving a life sentence at the Tihar jail where custody of Malik has been ordered by the trial court heal the proceedings of the prosecution witnesses in the 1989 kidnapping case o the first daughter of former union home minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Rubaiya Sayeed.

Rubaiya was kidnapped on December 8, 1989 outside the Lal Ded Hospital Srinagar and released after 5 days when the central government led by the then BJP supported V P Singh surrendered five terrorists in return.

The apex court then asked the counsel for the CBI, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, to seek clarifications on how many witnesses are briefed in this regard.

Mali playing tricks

Adjoining the proceedings, the solicitor general mentioned that security was a delicate matter in this case and stated that it was impossible to transport Malik to Jammu for the trial, as reported by PTI.

He claimed that Malik was “playing tricks” because he asked to appear in person instead of hiring an attorney. He also displayed an alleged image of Malik with 26/11 Mumbai attacks planner Hafiz Saeed.

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The bench said it can direct that the trial shall be conducted within the four corners of the jail as well as direct the judge to visit the capital for the hearing. The bench, however, observed all the accused persons in the issue had to be given a hearing before the order could be made.

As Mehta recalled, safety issues had been raised earlier when Malik was physically present in the Supreme Court. The bench was of the view that Malik may be permitted to appear virtually in the apex court and therefore posted the matter to November 28.

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