India, June 20 -- The Bombay high court recently acquitted two individuals serving life sentences in connection to the murder of four family members in 2008. Highlighting serious procedural lapses in recording the confessional statements, the court set aside their convictions and directed the concerned authorities to release them.

The case involves the murder of four persons - Vanasubai, her nephew Sanjay, niece Sadhana and Sanjay's fiancee Rekha in October 2008 in Palghar. Prosecution alleged that because of a dispute over property, Vanasubai's daughter-in-law Seema, grandson Rakesh Mahadu Dandekar and his friend Mahendra Karwa conspired with other accused to commit the murder. While Vanasubai was murdered by strangulation, Sanjay, Sadh...