Overview

• Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh told a bench led by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad that the agency has accepted the acquittal.
• The special CBI court in Mumbai had cleared all 22 accused in December 2018, citing insufficient evidence and failure to prove a conspiracy.
• The appellants seek a retrial and allege some witness statements were inaccurately recorded by the trial court, prompting the High Court to ask for a detailed chart.
• During arguments, the bench discussed protection under Section 197 of the CrPC, and the CBI confirmed no prior sanction to prosecute had been obtained.
• The case stems from the alleged 2006 killings of Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi, and witness Tulsiram Prajapati, with the Supreme Court later transferring the probe to the CBI and moving the trial to Mumbai.