How did the same evidence in the Nithari killings lead to two completely opposite judgments?
In 2009, the Allahabad High Court upheld Surendra Koli’s death sentence.
In 2023, another bench of the same court acquitted him in 12 related cases.
In this video, Ruchi Bhattar breaks down the stark contrast between the two rulings, the treatment of confessions, ignored evidence, and why the Supreme Court had to finally intervene.