Surendra Koli, who was convicted in the Nithari murder case, has got a big relief from the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court accepted Koli’s curative petition, after which he will now be able to come out of jail, because he has already been acquitted in all the other cases. This order was given by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath, which heard Koli’s plea in open court.
The court, while canceling Koli’s sentence, said that if he is not wanted in any other case, he should be released immediately. This decision is important for the families and legal circles who were following this case for the last 18 years.
Know what the Supreme Court said…
The Supreme Court bench said that the prosecution could not present solid and credible evidence against Surendra Koli. The court acknowledged that there were several serious procedural lapses during the investigation, due to which the conviction could not be sustained. The court also said in its order that a person cannot be given life imprisonment or hanged on the basis of circumstantial evidence alone, unless the allegations are proved beyond any doubt.
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Who is Surendra Koli?
Surendra Koli was the main accused in the 2006 Noida Nithari case. At that time, the disappearance of children in Nithari village and then the discovery of their dead bodies had created a sensation in the entire country. The investigating agencies had arrested Koli and his employer Moninder Singh Pandher. Koli was convicted in several cases and was also sentenced to death, which was later commuted to life imprisonment.
Got justice after 18 years
Koli had appealed against his sentence in the Supreme Court. Now the court acquitted him and said that the purpose of justice is not to punish but to bring out the truth.
What is Nithari incident?
Children living in Nithari village were going missing since 2004. Information about the missing children was being given to their families by the Sector 20 police station and senior police officers. But instead of filing a missing complaint, the police scolded them and sent them away. Most of the missing children were girls. A girl named Payal also went missing near the water tank of Nithari. Her father, Nandlal, living in Sector-19, lodged a complaint with the police against Moninder Singh Pandher, the owner of D-5 Sector-31 Kothi and a big distributor of JCB, suspecting the kidnapping of his daughter.
Instead of taking action, the police sent Nandlal away, accusing him of prostitution with his daughter. After this he approached the High Court. The High Court gave instructions to file a report of the case and called the CO level officer to the court with the progress report. After this, on December 15 of the same year, the officials interrogated the brothel owner Moninder Singh and servant Surendra Koli but released them in the night itself due to pressure.
