PRAYAGRAJ, May 23 -- : The 104-year-old Lakhan Pasi could barely walk as he stepped out of Kaushambi jail on Tuesday (May 20). His nearly five-decade-long struggle for justice had taken its toll before finally bearing fruit. The Allahabad high court set aside his conviction by a lower court in a 48-year-old murder case in an order dated May 2.

The sentence of a co-accused, Deshraj, who is bedridden and already out on bail due to age-related ailments, was also set aside. Their appeal against conviction had been pending for four decades.

Two other accused - Kaleshwar and Kallu -- had died during the legal proceedings.

A visibly tired Lakhan repeatedly thanked the court with shaking, folded hands for his long-awaited release.

"Judge sahe...