High Court acquits 26 accused in 1997 Dalit massacre case in Bihar
The Patna High Court today set aside the conviction of 26 persons, including 16 who were awarded death sentence by a lower court, in the massacre case of 58 Dalits at Laxmanpur Bathe village of Bihar's Jehanabad district 16 years ago. A division bench comprising Justices VN Sinha and AK Lal passed the order on the appeals filed by the convicted persons.
