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Nithari Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a curative petition filed by Surendra Koli, challenging his conviction and death sentence in one of the Nithari murder cases, observing that his plea "deserves to be allowed. The Nithari killings came to light with the discovery of skeletal remains of eight children from a drain behind businessman Moninder Singh's Pandher's house at Nithari in Noida on December 29, 2006. On Tuesday, a bench comprising Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath heard Koli's plea in open court. Observing that an anomalous situation had arisen following Koli's acquittal in all other related cases, the court remarked that the petition deserves to be allowed. This matter deserves to be allowed in a minute, CJI Gavai said while reserving the order. If the curative plea of Koli is allowed then he will be a free man as he is already acquitted in other Nithari cases. The bench noted that the conviction in the case was largely based o
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would on March 25 hear a batch of pleas against the acquittal of Surendra Koli in the 2006 Nithari serial killings case. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih was informed by solicitor general Tushar Mehta that the case was over the "very serious and gruesome" killings in Nithari, UP. Koli's counsel said the evidence against his client was a confessional statement, recorded several days after his police custody in the case. The bench directed its registry to summon the trial court records in other connected matters expeditiously and supply its copies to the lawyers appearing in the matter. The hearing was posted on March 25. In 2024, the apex court agreed to examine separate pleas filed by the CBI and the UP government challenging the Allahabad High Court's decision acquitting Koli on October 16, 2023. The bench had sought a response from Koli on the petitions and tagged it with similar pending pleas. The top court in May, 2
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh plea filed by the CBI challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict that acquitted Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan tagged the CBI's plea with some other petitions pending in the apex court against the high court order of October 16, 2024. On July 19, the top court had agreed to hear separate pleas filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Uttar Pradesh government against the high court verdict. It had also issued a notice and sought a response from Koli on the petitions. The apex court had in May agreed to hear a plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's verdict acquitting Koli in one of the cases. In this case, Moninder Singh Pandher was acquitted by the sessions court while Koli was awarded the death penalty on September 28, 2010. The high court had acquitted domestic help Pandher and his .
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear separate pleas filed by the CBI and the Uttar Pradesh government challenging the Allahabad High Court's verdict acquitting Surendra Koli in the sensational 2006 Nithari serial killings case. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, K V Viswanathan, and N Kotiswar Singh issued a notice and sought a response from Koli on the petitions and tagged them with similar pleas which are already pending before the apex court. "Notice. Tag," the bench said. The top court on July 8 sought a response from Koli on separate pleas filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the high court's October 16 last year verdict. The apex court in May agreed to hear a plea filed by the father of one of the victims challenging the high court's order acquitting Koli in the case. In this case, Moninder Singh Pandher was acquitted by the sessions court while Koli was awarded the death penalty on September 28, 2010. The high court had acquitted domestic help Koli