The Bombay High Court has upheld the acquittal of 22 people in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Shaikh alleged fake encounter case. Appeals by Shaikh’s brothers against a 2018 special court verdict were dismissed, with the court ruling the prosecution could not establish a cogent case. Many acquitted were junior police officers from Gujarat and Rajasthan.
The Bombay High Court upheld the 2018 acquittal of all 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh alleged fake encounter case, dismissing appeals by his brothers Rubabuddin and Nayabuddin. A division bench rejected challenges to the special CBI court’s verdict, clearing 21 police personnel from multiple states.
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