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Sohrabuddin encounter case: Bombay High Court upholds acquittal of 22 accused
Updated On: 07 May, 2026 06:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad dismissed appeals filed by Shaikh’s brothers, Rubabuddin and Nayabuddin, against the December 2018 verdict of a special court

The special CBI court in Mumbai had acquitted all accused in 2018. Representational Pic/File
The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of all 22 accused in the alleged fake encounter case involving gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and aide Tulsiram Prajapati, reported the PTI.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad dismissed appeals filed by Shaikh’s brothers, Rubabuddin and Nayabuddin, against the December 2018 verdict of a special court.
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