Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Bombay HC to Hear Sohrabuddin Encounter Case Appeals in December
The Bombay High Court will have the final hearing in December for the appeals against the acquittal of 22 people in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case.
Shaikh's brothers filed these appeals in 2019, saying the trial was flawed.
The court has already held four hearings, but some of the acquitted people did not attend.
Bombay High Court to hold final hearing in December on Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case appeals
Appeals filed by Shaikh's brothers Rubabuddin and Nayabuddin in 2019, challenging acquittal of 22 accused
Trial was deemed flawed by the appellants
Four hearings conducted since 2019, but some acquitted accused did not appear
- Who
- Sohrabuddin Shaikh's brothers, Rubabuddin and Nayabuddin
- What
- Filed appeals challenging the acquittal of 22 accused in Sohrabuddin Shaikh's encounter case
- When
- 2019 (appeals filed); December 2022 (final hearing)
- Where
- Bombay High Court
- Why
- To challenge the flawed trial that acquitted all 22 accused
- Case
- Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case
- Year of appeals
- 2019
- Number of accused
- 22
- Number of hearings conducted
- 4
- Final hearing date
- December 2022