Allahabad High Court Overturns 1996 Ghaziabad Bus Blast Conviction: Legal Analysis

Nov 19, 2025 12:46 pm CST

The Allahabad High Court has set aside the conviction of Mohammad Ilyas in the 1996 Ghaziabad bus bombing case that killed 18 people. The two-judge bench ruled that the prosecution failed to prove charges against the appellant, determining that the police-recorded confessional statement was inadmissible under Section 25 of the Evidence Act. This landmark ruling highlights critical evidentiary standards in India's judicial process for terrorism-related cases.