Babri Masjid case: Allahabad HC to hear plea against acquittal of 32 accused, including BJP leader LK Advani on Aug 1

On August 1, the Allahabad High Court will hear a complaint contesting the acquittal of all 32 suspects, including BJP leader LK Advani, in the Babri Masjid destruction case, in 2022.

Haji Mehboob, an Ayodhya citizen, filed the plea in the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench, seeking punishment for the acquitted people.

Previously, a revision petition against the CBI court judgement was filed in the high court, but it has now been changed to an appeal petition.


According to the lawyer, if the court finds it hearable, the matter of the demolition of the Babri Masjid will be opened as well.

The special CBI court in Lucknow acquitted all suspects in the Babri Masjid destruction case on September 30, 2020.

Senior BJP leaders such as Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharati, and Kalyan Singh are among those involved in the case.

The case was filed on December 6, 1992, with 1,026 witnesses and 49 suspects named during the trial,17 of them have died. As a result, the court issued its verdict on the remaining 32 suspects.

In relation to the Ram Janmabhoomi temple-Babri Masjid conflict, two cases were filed. The first was a title suit, the outcome of which was announced by the Supreme Court on November 9, 2019, clearing the door for the Ram temple to be built on the site.