Supreme Court to examine 22 acquittals in Sohrabuddin case
In short
The Supreme Court said it will look at the acquittal of 22 people in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. The report says 92 of 210 prosecution witnesses turned hostile, and the court asked the CBI to जवाब respond.
This matters because the court may review whether those acquittals need scrutiny. It will not reopen Amit Shah’s discharge, which became final in 2016, but the next step is still not stated.
What the reporting says
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the acquittal of 22 accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh alleged fake encounter case needs scrutiny. The reported trigger was that 92 of 210 prosecution witnesses turned hostile. A bench headed by CJI Surya Kant sought the CBI’s response and asked for statements of key witnesses, while saying it would not reopen Amit Shah’s discharge, which became final in 2016. What happens next is still unknown.
Why it matters
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the acquittal of 22 accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh alleged fake encounter case deserves scrutiny. The reported concern is that 92 of 210 prosecution witnesses turned hostile. A bench led by CJI Surya Kant sought the CBI’s response and asked for statements of key witnesses. The court said Amit Shah’s discharge, which became final in 2016, will not be revisited. The outcome of the review is not stated.