The Allahabad High Court on Thursday acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar and quashed their conviction in the murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj. Stating that there was no cogent evidence that the Aarushi's parents are guilty of the murders, the court said the “benefit of doubt” in the case goes in their favour of the Talwar couple.

इलाहाबाद उच्च न्यायालय ने गुरुवार को राजेश और नुपूर तलवार को बरी कर दिया और उनकी बेटी आरुषि और घरेलू सहायता हेमराज के हत्या के मामले में उनकी सजा को खारिज कर दिया। बताते हुए कि कोई ठोस सबूत नहीं है कि आरुषि के माता-पिता हत्या के दोषी हैं, अदालत ने कहा कि इस मामले में "संदेह का लाभ" तलवार दंपति के पक्ष में जाता है।

Key Learnings

• Verb : acquitted //अक्विटिड// [बरी करना]

  Definition: Tto decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime
  Synonyms: Absolve, Exonerate, Vindicate, Pardon, Liberate
  Antonym: Condemn, Accuse, Blame, Censure, Incriminate

• Adjective : cogent //कोजन्ट// [ठोस]

  Definition: A cogent argument, reason, etc. is clearly expressed and persuades people to believe it
  Synonyms: Substantial, Concrete, Compelling, Persuasive, Convincing
  Antonym: Feeble, Dissuasive, Baseless, Incoherent

• Verb : quashed //क्वाश्ड// [खारिज कर देना]

  Definition: To say officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted
  Synonyms: Annul, Nullify, Rescind, Repeal, Abolish, Revoke
  Antonym: Enforce, Formalise, Establish, Uphold, Enact, Corroborate