[12][13][14][15] The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation claims that Memon was captured at New Delhi railway station on 5 August 1994.

On 21 March 2013, the Supreme Court confirmed Memon's conviction and death sentence for conspiracy through financing the attacks.

The court held that Memon's role was limited not only to the extent of correspondence between the masterminds and all other accused, but he was also entrusted with task of handling the explosive bags and for their safe keeping, which is stated in the confessional statements of various co-accused persons.

Chauhan rejected Memon's application for oral hearing and dismissed his review petition by circulation.

[27] On 1 June 2014, Justices J. Khehar and C. Nagappan imposed a stay of execution while a plea from Memon, that review of death penalties should be heard in an open court rather than in chambers, was heard by a constitution bench of the Supreme Court[28][29] which was then extended in December 2014.

On 30 April 2015, Maharashtra Government issued a death warrant setting 30 July 2015 as the date for Memon's execution.

[31] The death sentence given to Yakub Memon has been criticized by a few eminent personalities, including Salman Khan, Research and Analysis Wing officer B. Raman,[32][33][34] former Supreme Court judge Justice H. S. Bedi,[35] Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju,[36] Hussain Zaidi,[37] Ram Jethmalani,[38] Asaduddin Owaisi,[39] R. Jagannathan[40] and a few Muslim bodies, who asked for implementation of the Srikrishna Commission report.

[41][42][43][44] On 26 July 2015, a petition was handed over by some eminent personalities and political leaders to President Mukherjee to reconsider Memon's mercy plea.

[45] On 28 July 2015, Memon filed a fresh writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the order passed in the curative petition contending that the required quorum was not present based on the interpretation of the Supreme Court Rules.

After the hearing, the two judges disagreed on the issue and passed an order requesting the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to urgently constitute a larger bench.

[54][55] His execution set off a debate on capital punishment in India, with many commentators and activists calling for its abolition.