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Bombay HC discharges four accused in 2006 Malegaon blast case, quashes all charges against them
Updated On: 22 April, 2026 01:57 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
On September 8, 2006, four bombs exploded in Nashik district's Malegaon town — three inside the premises of Hamidia Masjid and Bada Kabrastan just after Friday prayers, and the fourth in Mushawarat Chowk — claiming 31 lives and injuring 312 persons

The Bombay HC allowed the appeals filed by the four accused against the special court order. FILE PIC
The Bombay High Court (HC) on Wednesday discharged four men accused in the 2006 Malegaon blast case and quashed a special court order framing charges against them, news agency PTI reported.
A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Shyam Chandak allowed the appeals filed by the four accused — Rajendra Chaudhary, Dhan Singh, Manohar Ram Singh Narwaria and Lokesh Sharma — against the special court order.
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