The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of Surendra Koli in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case , acquitting him of all charges.

A bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, and Justice Vikram Nath directed that Koli be released immediately, provided he is not implicated in any other case. Also Read | Delhi blast: Hyundai i20's 11-hour Faridabad to Red Fort journey traced by cops

The bench set aside the conviction of Koli in the last remaining case related to the Nithari killings. He has been acquitted in 12 cases already. The apex court allowed the curative petition filed by Koli against the 2011 judgement of the Supreme Court, which had confirmed his conviction in one of the cases.

Koli then filed a curative petition based on his subsequen

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