Archive · 19 Nov 2025
1996 Ghaziabad Bomb Blast: HC Acquits Man Due to Inadmissible Confession
A man, Mohammad Ilyas, was acquitted by the Allahabad High Court in the 1996 Ghaziabad bus blast case.
The court said his confession, which was the main evidence against him, couldn't be used because the law under which it was recorded had lapsed.
The prosecution couldn't prove his guilt with the remaining evidence.
Allahabad High Court acquitted Mohammad Ilyas in 1996 Ghaziabad bus blast case
18 people died and 48 injured in the blast
Ilyas' confession recorded by police was deemed inadmissible due to lapse of TADA Act
Prosecution failed to prove Ilyas' involvement based on remaining evidence
Trial court convicted Ilyas in 2013, but HC set aside the conviction
- Who
- Mohammad Ilyas
- What
- Acquitted in 1996 Ghaziabad bus blast case
- When
- April 27, 1996 (blast); November 10, 2021 (acquittal)
- Where
- Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Inadmissible confession and insufficient evidence
- Blast Date
- April 27, 1996
- Deaths
- 18
- Injured
- 48
- Conviction Date (Trial Court)
- April 15, 2013
- Acquittal Date (High Court)
- November 10, 2021
