The acquittal of all seven charged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the 2008 Malegaon blast case by a special court, coming a mere 10 days after the Bombay High Court overturned a 2015 verdict by a MCOCA court in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts and acquitted all 12 convicted, raises serious questions on the state of investigation in India. In both cases the courts cited lack of evidence and shoddy investigative work to justify their rulings. That those acquitted had to spend years in jail or face adverse public scrutiny testifies to a criminal lack of accountability on the part of the police and the prosecuting agencies. Why do the wheels of the judicial process turn so slowly in India? In both cases, the kin of the victims of the........

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