The Allahabad High Court acquitted Raees after 23 years in a family murder case, calling it a “sad commentary on our criminal justice delivery system.” Justices Siddharth and Jai Krishna Upadhyay urged more judges, staff, and infrastructure to tackle criminal appeal delays.
The Allahabad High Court acquitted Surajpal and Udai Pal, overturning their twenty-year sentences in a 2015 minor gang-rape case. Justice Manoj Bajaj held that inconsistencies between eyewitness testimony, medical evidence, and investigation created reasonable doubt, citing material discrepancies in statements.