Malegaon Blast Verdict: Crime and [No] PunishmentThe Malegaon blast judgment has acquitted all seven accused, which came as a blow to the victims and celebrations to the Hindutva campWednesday August 6, 2025 1:51 PM , Ram Puniyani[RR Patil, then Home Minister Maharashtra, and Chagan Bhujbal, then Guardian Minister Nashik District, at Bhikku Chowk in Malegaon a day after the blast on September 29, 2006. (Image: ummid.com)]The long-awaited verdict on the Malegaon blast of 2008 was delivered by a Special NIA Court in Mumbai. The judgment has acquitted all seven accused in the Malegaon blast case, which came as a blow to the victims and celebrations to the Hindutva camp. Initially the Malegaon blast case was investigated by the Maharashtra Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS). Interestingly just before the date of Malegaon blast judgment, Home Minister Amit Shah declared that "a Hindu can never be a terrorist", thereby associating terrorism to religion.