An 11,000-page chargesheet was filed on Feb 25, 2009 in which he was charged with murder, conspiracy and waging war against India. The trial began on April 17, 2009. On Feb 21, 2011, The Bombay HC upheld a Session's Court's death sentence for Kasab. The SC put a stay on the hanging on Oct 10, 2011.
Security of the country demands continuous vigil at all times, whereas swift justice acts as an elixir for those who lost their loved ones.