The charges were framed by Special Judge Satyanarayan R. Navander under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for murder, MCOCA, the Arms Act, and the Maharashtra Police Act
former Maharashtra minister and NCP politician Baba Siddique. File Pic
The Special Court under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOC) today framed charges against 27 accused in the Baba Siddique murder case. The charges have been brought under provisions of the MCOC, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bombay Police Act, and Arms Act.
During the proceedings, the pleas of all the accused were recorded, with each pleading not guilty.
Special Public Prosecutor Mahesh Mule appeared on behalf of the State. Senior advocates Pradip Gharat and Trivankumar Karnani represented the intervener in the matter.
Siddique, 66, was shot dead by three assailants outside his son Zeeshan's office in Mumbai's Bandra East area on the night of October 12, 2024.
All 27 arrested individuals have been charge-sheeted in the case.
Anmol Bishnoi, the brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has been listed as a wanted accused in the police charge sheet. According to the prosecution, Anmol Bishnoi allegedly hatched a conspiracy to kill Siddique with the intention of instilling fear and asserting dominance over the crime syndicate.
Baba Siddique murder: Bombay High Court grants bail to first accused in case
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Akashdeep Karaj Singh, an accused in the murder of former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique, making him the first person to receive bail in the high-profile case, reported the PTI.
A bench led by Justice Neela Gokhale directed Singh, a resident of Punjab, not to leave Mumbai until the trial in the case is completed.
Baba Siddique (66) was shot dead by three assailants outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra East on the night of October 12, 2024.
Singh, who is 22 years old, was arrested in November 2024. He is the first among the accused to secure bail in the case.
In his bail application, Singh claimed that he had been falsely implicated and that the allegations against him were vague and without substance.
The accused argued that he had only been charged with being a member of an organised crime syndicate and that no specific role in the murder had been attributed to him.
He also told the court that the trial is unlikely to begin in the near future and that continued detention without trial would violate his fundamental rights.
(With PTI inputs)
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