The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Surendra Koli in one of the Nithari murder cases by allowing his curative petition challenging his conviction, paving the way for his release. Koli has already been acquitted in other Nithari killing cases.

A three-judge Bench of CJI BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath, which had on October 7 while reserving its verdict on Koli's curative petition, said his petition “deserves to be allowed”, acquitted him in the last remaining case against him.

“The petitioner is acquitted of the charges. He shall be released forthwith,” Justice Nath said, pronouncing the verdict on his curative petition.

The Bench recalled and set aside its judgment dated February 15, 2011 that upheld his conviction and the October 28, 2014 order which dismissed h

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