New Delhi: The same material evidence in the Nithari killings leading to opposing judgements by the Allahabad High Court has laid bare the deep fissure in how judges can interpret custodial confessions, recoveries and circumstantial proof.

Based on the same evidence, a bench of the court in 2009 upheld the death sentence handed to prime accused Surendra Koli in one Nithari case, while in 2023, the court gave the clean chit to Koli and overturned the death sentence in 12 other cases.

The two judgements stand out: one affirms guilt, the other embraces grave doubt. Together, they form a striking chronicle of judicial reasoning shaped by different philosophies of criminal justice. Show Full Article

In a striking legal paradox, the Supreme Court, too, upheld both the 2009 and 2023 judgemen

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