Patna High Court Reduces Sentences in 2013 Serial Blasts Case

The Patna High Court has commuted the death sentences of four convicts in the 2013 serial blasts case to 30 years of imprisonment. The blasts occurred at Gandhi Maidan during a rally by Narendra Modi. Two other convicts had their life sentences upheld by the Special NIA court.

The Patna High Court on Wednesday commuted the capital punishment for four convicts in the 2013 serial blasts case to 30 years of imprisonment. The explosions happened at Gandhi Maidan during an election rally addressed by Narendra Modi, who was then the Gujarat chief minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate.

A division bench led by Justice Ashutosh Kumar also confirmed the life imprisonment sentences for two other convicts, as decided by the Special NIA court.