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2. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents it is submitted that the petitioners along with others are involved in Coimbatore B-1 Bazar Police Station CR. No. 151 of 1998 under Sections 120-B, 302, 307, 449, 465, 468, 471, 212, 153A(1), 148, 149, 201, 109, 114 and 353, I.P.C. Sections 3, 4(b) 5, 6 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, Section 25(1-B)(a) of the Arms Act, 1959 and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992. The petitioner, Madani is stated to be the prima accused concerned in the Serial Bomb Blast Case of Coimbatore. It is alleged that on 14-2-1998 at about 4 p.m. when Shri L.K. Advani, the then President of Bhartiya Janta Party was to address election meeting at RS Puram, Coimbatore City, the whole of the city and its suburbs were hit by a series of 12 powerful bomb blasts killing 47 persons and injuring 218 persons apart from causing extensive damage to the properties owned primarily by a particular section of the society. The high intensity bombs/Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) exploded all over the city and its suburbs including near the venue of the public meeting. The bomb blasts were targeted at some specified congregations and their establishments. Shri L.K. Advani was planned to be targeted by Suicide Squad members armed with "instantaneous-type bombs" tied to their waists and "throw-type bombs," which, however, could not materialise since neither the members of the suicide squad charged with the task could penetrate the police cordon and reach near the public meeting place, nor Shri Advani was available at the targeted place at the scheduled time due to delay of his flight. The blasts had been planned and executed by the muslim fundamentalists organisation named "Al-Umma" headed by S.A. Basha, co-accused No. 1 in the case allegedly as a brutal answer/retaliation to the killing of 18 muslims in communal riots and police firing and extensive damages to the muslim properties following the stabbing to death of a Traffic Police Constable Selvaraj at Ukkadam, Coimbatore on 29-11-1997. There were some other bomb blasts resulting in total the death of 58 persons besides Injuring 250 persons. Private and public properties to the tune of Rs. 4.37 crores is also stated to have been damaged. The petitioner Madani has admitted to be the founder leader of Islamic Seva Sangh and presently the leader of Peoples Democratic party. He was arrested at Kozhikode on 31-3-1998 in connection with Kozhikode Kasba PS Cr. No. 103/92 Under Section 153A and B, I.P.C. and in the case in Cr. No. 62/98 under Section 120(B) 212, I.P.C. and under Section 3 read with Section 25(1)(a) Arms Act, 1959 and was remanded to judicial custody and lodged in Central Prison, Cannanore, Kerala State. His involvement in the Coimbatore Series Bomb Blast case came to light from the alleged confession statement made by accused Tajudeen alias Abu Mujahith, Accused No. 3 on 26th March, 1988. Other accused persons were arrested from different places on different dates.