A long time ago, in 2006, some bad people set off bombs on trains in Mumbai, which is a big city in India. These explosions hurt many people—189 people lost their lives, and over 800 were hurt.

After this happened, some people were put in jail because the court thought they were responsible. The court also said that it’s hard to remember details after so many years, and the evidence didn’t prove what kind of bombs were used or that these people even knew about the bombs.

So, the court decided they must be innocent and should be set free. In 2015, a court decided that 12 of these people were guilty. Five of them were given very serious punishments called the death penalty, which means they would be executed, and the others were sent to prison for their whole lives. But now, after many years, a higher court (called the High Court) looked at everything again.

They said, “We don’t think these 12 people really did the crime.” They said the evidence the prosecution (the people who prove someone is guilty) gave was not enough to be sure the 12 people were guilty. So, the High Court decided to cancel the previous punishment and let all 12 go free.