'The MCOCA special court had granted the relief on grounds that the charge sheet filed against one of the prime accused, Rakesh Dhawade by the police in a matter pertaining to the Jalna court, was not sustainable. Hence, it dropped the MCOCA charges against the accused,' Sovani explained.

The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Mumbai, had arrested 11 people, including the Sadhvi, in connection with the Sep 29, 2008, Malegaon blast which left six dead and 20 injured.

Besides the Sadhvi, the other prominent accused include Lt Col Prasad S. Purohit, a serving Indian Army officer who helped to procure RDX for the blasts; retired Indian Army Major Ramesh Upadhyaya, who allegedly trained the conspirators in bomb making techniques; Shymlal Sahu, owner of a mobile phone shop in Bhopal who allegedly planted the bomb, and Rakesh Dhawade, a Pune-based weapons expert who is accused of helping the conspirators procure weapons.