A Lucknow Court has fixed September 30 as the date for pronoucement of verdict in the Babri Masjid Demolition case.
The case has 32 accused which includes BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Kalyan Singh.
The order stating the date of pronouncement was passed today by a Special Court in Lucknow, presided by Judge Surendra Kumar Yadav.
The Special Court has directed all accused persons to remain present on the day of the verdict.
The trial was conducted for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 147/153-A/153-B/295/295-A/505 IPC read with Sections 149 and 120B IPC.
Following the Supreme Court’s intervention, the case was heard by the Special Court on a day-to-day basis.
The case refers to the demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992 by kar sevaks who believed the site to be the birthplace of Lord Ram.
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