Mumbai: A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday refused to conduct an in-camera trial in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, in which BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur is one of the accused.
The court rejected an application filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking for the trial to be held in-camera.
Special NIA Judge V S Padalkar said conducting the trial in a "transparent manner" is among the reasons for rejecting the NIA's plea.
He allowed media to cover the case with "certain restrictions".
He said mediapersons need to submit true copies of their identity cards issued by their respective media houses.
There should not be the use of any electronic device and the matter be reported as per the factual position, the court said.
There should also not be any editorial, personal opinion or discussion of any kind until the end of the trial, it further said.
An in-camera hearing is conducted in private with only the judge, lawyers, accused and witnesses concerned in attendance.