Death Penalty Overturned

Cases where capital punishment sentences were set aside by a higher court

1. Mumbai Train Blasts: 12 Defendants Acquitted Case

2. Jurisdiction: India (2025)
3. Original Case: State of Maharashtra vs. Mohammed Sadiq Sheikh & Ors. (2025 Supreme Court Acquittal)
4. DefendantsMohammed Sadiq SheikhFahad ShahAsif Bashir SheikhKamaluddin AnsariEhtesham Qutubuddin SiddiquiMohammad Majid ShafiMuzammil ShaikhSohail ShaikhZameer AhmedAbdul Wahid ShaikhImran SheikhMohammed RafiqueInvestigatorsMaharashtra Anti-Terrorism SquadProsecutorsAdditional Solicitor General Vikramjit BanerjeeDefense AttorneysColin GonsalvesMihir DesaiJudgesJustice Sanjiv KhannaJustice B.V. NagarathnaInstitutionsSupreme Court of IndiaMaharashtra Anti-Terrorism SquadMaharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act Special Court
5. Case Tags: Terrorism;Wrongful Conviction;Death Penalty Overturned;Coerced Confession