A bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Milind Jadhav set aside the conviction of the duo for murder and instead convicted them for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Rabia Khan has been claiming that Jiah was murdered. She approached the HC after a special court rejected her plea for a fresh probe into Jiah's death.
“What is the public interest in releasing the accused from jail? How can you presume that Supreme Court directions are not complied with. Have you verified?” the bench asked.