Allahabad HC Acquits Man Convicted for 1989 Murder, Orders Immediate Release

• The Allahabad High Court acquitted a man serving a life sentence for a 1989 murder conviction in Farrukhabad.
• Khunni Lal was convicted under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, while two co-accused were acquitted on the same evidence.
• A division bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Prashant Mishra found the trial court's conviction infirm.
• The court directed Khunni Lal's immediate release, provided he is not wanted in any other case.
• The 1987 incident involved a property dispute and a fight that led to the killing of Mauji Lal.