Sohrabuddin Case

"Our government is open to reinvestigating the Loya death case," Anil Deshmukh told reporters

Special CBI Judge S J Sharma had acquitted all the accused due to insufficient evidence while expressing sorrow over the loss of three lives

Earlier this month, a special CBI court acquitted all the 22 accused in the Sohrabuddin case

He also highlighted the deaths of others like Haren Pandya, Kauser Bi and Justice Loya, saying 'they just died'

Vanzara, who was initially a prime accused in the Sohrabuddin-Kausar Bi alleged fake encounter case but was exonerated by the special CBI court 3 years back

The case also evoked controversy when judge B H Loya, who was presiding over the CBI court, died three years ago after a heart attack

The court closed the case completion of final arguments by prosecution and defence lawyers on Dec 5

Special CBI Judge S J Sharma ruled the prosecution has failed to put forth any 'documentary and substantive evidence' to suggest or establish the alleged conspiracy

Special CBI Judge S J Sharma ruled the prosecution has failed to put forth any 'documentary and substantive evidence' to suggest or establish the alleged conspiracy.

The case has attracted much attention as BJP chief Amit Shah, who was Minister of State for Home in Gujarat at the time of the incidents, was one of the accused before being discharged in 2014

At present, 22 accused, mostly police personnel from Gujarat and Rajasthan, are facing trial in the case

The petition was filed by Bombay Lawyers Association questioning the CBI's decision not to challenge the discharge granted to Shah in the case

Rahul also cited media reports that the judge hearing the case has been replaced

Justice Revati Mohite-Dere ruled that the special CBI court had overreached its powers by issuing the gag order

The CBI court said while journalists can attend the proceedings, they must not make what transpired public

A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Bharti Dangre today posted the petition for arguments on February 13 after the CBI counsel sought time

The PIL was filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association

Sohrabuddin Shaikh was killed in an alleged fake encounter near Gandhinagar in November 2005, after which his wife disappeared