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A Mumbai Court on Wednesday issued a fresh bailable warrant against BJP MP Pragya Thakur after she failed to appear during the hearing.

Special Judge AK Lahoti issued a bailable warrant of Rs. 10000 at the new address provided by her lawyers after Thakur could not be served earlier this month.

Earlier in March 2024, the sessions court had issued a bailable warrant against the BJP MP but the same was stayed after the court was informed that she was admitted to the hospital for her treatment.

In the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, six individuals lost their lives, and approximately 100 others sustained injuries.

The case was initially investigated by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and later transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The NIA presented 323 witnesses during the trial, but 34 of them turned hostile. Following the recording of the victims' testimonies, the court summoned Pragya Thakur and six other accused individuals to record their statements under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

During one of the earlier hearings, the BJP MP became emotional while recording her statement before the court.

The BJP MP had also sought an exemption earlier on medical grounds on February 25, which was allowed by the court.

The special judge, in its earlier order, had recorded that the court had accommodated the BJP MP and other accused in the case, granting exemptions due to ill health.