HC rejects Maudany's anticipatory bail plea

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Kerala-based People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasir Maudany, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case.

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Kerala-based People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasir Maudany, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case.

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Judge N. Ananda said the blasts, which killed a woman and injured over 15 people, was a "terrorist act" and a case has been made out against Maudany by the prosecution.

Ananda said Maudany's offences attract the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act.

Maudany moved the high court after a lower court had July 9 dismissed his anticipatory bail appeal.

The PDP leader is one of the 31 chargesheeted for alleged involvement in the series of eight low-intensity blasts in east and south Bangalore July 25, 2008. The explosions took place in a span of 40 minutes.

A woman waiting at a bus stand in east Bangalore was killed on the spot in the explosion.