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2012 Pune serial blasts case: Bombay HC grants bail to one more accused
In September 2025, the HC had allowed bail to co-accused Farooq Shaukat Bagwan based on parity with another accused, Munib Memon, who received bail from the HC in 2024.
The HC said it was “practically impossible” for the estranged wife to go to UK and settle down on her own and neither of the two is likely to go to US in near future. (File photo)
The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Irfan Mustafa Landge, an accused in the 2012 Pune serial blasts case, who had been in custody since his arrest in December 2012. The court cited long incarceration and parity with another accused who had previously availed the bail.
In September 2025, the HC had allowed bail to co-accused Farooq Shaukat Bagwan based on parity with another accused, Munib Memon, who received bail from the HC in 2024.
A bench of Justices Ajey S Gadkari and Kamal R Khata passed its ruling on Landge’s appeal by his lawyers — senior advocate Mihir Desai and advocate Shifa Khan, challenging the special court’s rejection of relief to him. The trial is ongoing in the case.
The serial bomb explosions occurred within minutes on August 1, 2012, at Jangli Maharaj Road in Pune, injuring one individual. The bomb detection and disposal squad neutralized an unexploded device.
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested eight men, including Landge, for their alleged role in the case and invoked provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), Explosive Substances Act, and the Arms Act against them.
The HC noted that Bagwan had endured “pretrial incarceration of over 12 and a half years”, with the prosecution having examined just 27 of 170 witnesses to date. A detailed order is awaited.
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