LUCKNOW: A revision petition was filed in the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Friday against the acquittals of all 32 accused persons by the CBI court in the Babri Masjid demolition case. The petition was moved by two residents of Ayodhya,
Haji Mahboob Ahmad, 74, and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad, 81, who were CBI witnesses in the case.
The list of 32 accused acquitted by the CBI court on September 30, 2020, include former deputy prime minister LK Advani, the then UP chief minister Kalyan Singh, senior BJP leaders MM Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, Sadhvi Ritambhara and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
The petition was filed in the HC’s registry on Friday, exactly 100 days after the verdict and just before the deadline for moving a revision petition ended. It would now be placed for hearing before the bench concerned on its rotation.
The duo have alleged in the petition that they were witnesses in the trial against the accused persons and were also victims due to the demolition of the disputed structure . “The two have filed the revision against the September 30, 2020 judgment because the prosecuting agency CBI has not yet filed appeal to challenge the said verdict," their lawyer Zafaryab Jilani told TOI.