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Gujarat riots cases (CM-era)

Multiple FIRs (2002)· Filed 2002· Various Gujarat courts · SC monitored SIT· Gujarat

Accused

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Narendra Modi

Bharatiya Janata Party

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Case Description

Post-Godhra 2002 communal riots; multiple FIRs; allegations included conspiracy against then-CM Modi.

Allegation

Failure to control violence, possible conspiracy under 120B IPC.

Legal Sections

Various IPC sections incl. 147, 149, 302, 395, 397

Sections listed are from the IPC and related acts. Section numbers reference the Indian Penal Code (IPC) where applicable, otherwise BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) or special statutes like PMLA, NDPS, PC Act.

Case Timeline

  1. 2002 — Communal violence in Gujarat
  2. 2008 — SC-appointed SIT under R.K. Raghavan
  3. 2012 — SIT closure report giving Modi clean chit
  4. Apr 2022 — SC-appointed special investigation team
  5. Dec 2022 — Gujarat HC rejected Zakia Jafri's plea challenging clean chit
  6. Jan 2023 — SC upheld HC order dismissing challenge